CJ Elleby vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and CJ Elleby 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

CJ Elleby

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
CJ Elleby: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons CJ Elleby 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played CJ Elleby 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game CJ Elleby 4.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game CJ Elleby 2.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game CJ Elleby 1.1 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game CJ Elleby 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game CJ Elleby 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points CJ Elleby 407 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds CJ Elleby 259 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists CJ Elleby 97 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals CJ Elleby 41 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks CJ Elleby 22 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games CJ Elleby 88 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage CJ Elleby .390 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage CJ Elleby .275 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage CJ Elleby .717 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game CJ Elleby 5.8 (2022) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game CJ Elleby 3.9 (2022) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game CJ Elleby 1.5 (2022) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game CJ Elleby 0.6 (2022) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game CJ Elleby 0.3 (2022) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game CJ Elleby 1.5 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game CJ Elleby 0.5 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds CJ Elleby 3 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists CJ Elleby 1 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks CJ Elleby 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games CJ Elleby 2 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage CJ Elleby .000 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage CJ Elleby - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage CJ Elleby - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 (2021) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game CJ Elleby 1.5 (2021) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game CJ Elleby 0.5 (2021) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 (2021) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game CJ Elleby 0.0 (2021) 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.