Billy Owens vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Billy Owens that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Billy Owens

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Owens: 1991-92 to 2000-01
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Owens 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Billy Owens 10 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Billy Owens 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Billy Owens 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Billy Owens 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Billy Owens 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Billy Owens 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Owens 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Owens 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Owens 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Billy Owens 0 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Owens 11.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 6.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 2.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 0.9 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.5 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Owens 7,026 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Billy Owens 4,016 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Billy Owens 1,704 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Billy Owens 569 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Billy Owens 321 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Billy Owens 600 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Owens .481 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Billy Owens .291 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Owens .629 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Owens 16.5 (1993) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 8.1 (1994) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 4.1 (1994) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 1.2 (1998) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.8 (1992) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Owens 15.4 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 8.1 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 3.6 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 1.5 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.5 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Owens 169 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Billy Owens 89 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Billy Owens 40 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Billy Owens 16 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Billy Owens 5 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Billy Owens 11 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Owens .496 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Owens .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Owens .644 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Owens 19.7 (1994) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 10.0 (1994) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 4.3 (1994) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 2.0 (1992) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.7 (1994) Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.