George Johnson vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and George Johnson 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

George Johnson

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Johnson: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Johnson 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons George Johnson 13 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played George Johnson 8 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games George Johnson 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Johnson 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP George Johnson 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team George Johnson 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team George Johnson 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Johnson 1 Willis Reed 1

Blocks Leader George Johnson 3 * Willis Reed 0 *

Rookie of The Year George Johnson 0 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.5 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.0 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.5 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.5 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 4,369 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds George Johnson 5,887 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists George Johnson 929 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals George Johnson 456 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks George Johnson 2,082 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games George Johnson 904 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .451 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage George Johnson .500 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .694 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 8.7 (1978) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 9.6 (1978) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 2.1 (1980) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.0 (1978) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.4 (1981) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Johnson 4.2 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 6.1 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game George Johnson 0.9 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game George Johnson 0.7 * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 2.0 * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Johnson 248 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds George Johnson 361 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists George Johnson 55 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals George Johnson 34 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks George Johnson 101 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games George Johnson 59 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Johnson .551 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage George Johnson - * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Johnson .618 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Johnson 14.5 (1979) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game George Johnson 12.5 (1979) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game George Johnson 1.3 (1982) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game George Johnson 1.1 (1976) * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Johnson 3.5 (1979) * 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. 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.