James Donaldson vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Donaldson 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP James Donaldson 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Willis Reed 1

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year James Donaldson 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 Donaldson 8.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) 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.