Isaiah Canaan vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Isaiah Canaan 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

Isaiah Canaan

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Isaiah Canaan: 2013-14 to 2018-19
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Isaiah Canaan 6 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Isaiah Canaan 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 8.1 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Canaan 1,913 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Isaiah Canaan 438 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Isaiah Canaan 454 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Isaiah Canaan 145 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Canaan 23 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Isaiah Canaan 235 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Canaan .371 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Canaan .351 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Canaan .836 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 11.0 (2016) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 2.3 (2016) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 3.8 (2018) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.8 (2018) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.2 (2014) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 11.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Canaan 35 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Isaiah Canaan 4 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Isaiah Canaan 4 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Isaiah Canaan 3 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Canaan 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Isaiah Canaan 3 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Canaan .500 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Canaan .357 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Canaan .667 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 11.7 (2017) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 (2017) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 (2017) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.0 (2017) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.0 (2017) 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.