Carl Herrera vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Carl Herrera 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

Carl Herrera

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Herrera 2 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Carl Herrera 8 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Carl Herrera 5 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Carl Herrera 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Carl Herrera 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Carl Herrera 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Carl Herrera 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Herrera 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Carl Herrera 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Carl Herrera 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Carl Herrera 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 5.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.6 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.4 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 2,481 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 1,690 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Carl Herrera 261 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Carl Herrera 237 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 204 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Carl Herrera 465 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .476 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .143 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .643 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 3.3 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 2.4 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 137 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 98 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Carl Herrera 13 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Carl Herrera 10 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 6 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Carl Herrera 41 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .451 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .711 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 (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.