James Anderson vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and James Anderson 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

James Anderson

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons James Anderson 5 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played James Anderson 2 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 5.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.2 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 1,422 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds James Anderson 560 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists James Anderson 291 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals James Anderson 121 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks James Anderson 55 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games James Anderson 247 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .411 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .321 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .755 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 10.1 (2014) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 3.8 (2014) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.9 (2014) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.9 (2014) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2014) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.3 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 0.9 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 13 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds James Anderson 9 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists James Anderson 3 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals James Anderson 1 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks James Anderson 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games James Anderson 10 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .357 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .286 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .500 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.4 (2012) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.0 (2013) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2012) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 (2012) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 (2013) 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.