Jabari Bird vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Jabari Bird 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

Jabari Bird

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Bird: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Jabari Bird 1 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird 39 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird 19 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Jabari Bird 8 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Jabari Bird 3 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird 1 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 13 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird .577 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird .429 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird .462 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 (2018) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 (2018) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 (2018) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 (2018) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 (2018) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - 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.