Gus Bailey vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Gus Bailey 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

Gus Bailey

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Bailey: 1974-75 to 1979-80
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Bailey 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Gus Bailey 5 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Gus Bailey 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Gus Bailey 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gus Bailey 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Gus Bailey 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gus Bailey 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Gus Bailey 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Gus Bailey 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 2.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.1 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 389 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 244 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Gus Bailey 168 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Gus Bailey 56 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 43 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 147 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .406 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey 1.000 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .510 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 3.2 (1978) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 (1975) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.4 (1976) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.5 (1976) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 45 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 19 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Gus Bailey 16 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Gus Bailey 6 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 2 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 8 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .500 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey - * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .900 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 (1975) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 (1975) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 (1975) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 (1975) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) 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.