Dell Curry vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Dell Curry 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

Dell Curry

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dell Curry: 1986-87 to 2001-02
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dell Curry 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Dell Curry 16 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Dell Curry 10 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Dell Curry 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dell Curry 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Dell Curry 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dell Curry 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dell Curry 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Dell Curry 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dell Curry 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Dell Curry 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dell Curry 11.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 2.4 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 1.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 0.9 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dell Curry 12,670 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Dell Curry 2,617 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Dell Curry 1,909 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Dell Curry 985 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Dell Curry 238 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Dell Curry 1,083 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dell Curry .457 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Dell Curry .402 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dell Curry .843 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dell Curry 16.3 (1994) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 3.6 (1993) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 2.7 (1994) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 1.5 (1990) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.4 (1990) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dell Curry 6.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 1.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 1.1 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 0.8 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dell Curry 340 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Dell Curry 87 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Dell Curry 57 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Dell Curry 40 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Dell Curry 7 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Dell Curry 51 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dell Curry .400 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Dell Curry .350 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dell Curry .870 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dell Curry 12.8 (1995) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 3.6 (1993) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 2.0 (1993) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 1.4 (1993) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.5 (2002) 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.