George Karl vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Karl 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP George Karl 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team George Karl 0 Willis Reed 1

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Karl 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year George Karl 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists George Karl 51 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals George Karl 11 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games George Karl 33 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Willis Reed .476

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

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists George Karl 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals George Karl 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games George Karl 1 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Willis Reed .474

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

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) 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.