Gene Conley vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Gene Conley 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

Gene Conley

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Conley: 1952-53 to 1963-64
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Conley 3 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Gene Conley 6 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Gene Conley 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Gene Conley 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene Conley 0 * Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Gene Conley 0 * Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gene Conley 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Conley 0 * Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Gene Conley 0 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.9 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 2,069 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 2,212 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Gene Conley 201 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Gene Conley 351 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .371 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .657 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 9.0 (1963) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.3 (1960) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 1.0 (1963) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 169 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 222 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Gene Conley 11 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Gene Conley 33 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .374 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .617 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 6.5 (1960) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.9 (1960) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 (1959) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.