James Ennis III vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Ennis III: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Ennis III 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons James Ennis III 8 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played James Ennis III 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games James Ennis III 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Ennis III 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP James Ennis III 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Ennis III 0 Willis Reed 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team James Ennis III 0 Willis Reed 1 *

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

Rookie of The Year James Ennis III 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 Ennis III 6.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 3.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 0.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ennis III 2,629 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds James Ennis III 1,306 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists James Ennis III 373 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals James Ennis III 244 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks James Ennis III 113 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games James Ennis III 395 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ennis III .457 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage James Ennis III .360 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Ennis III .797 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ennis III 8.4 (2021) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 4.0 (2021) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 1.5 (2021) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 0.8 (2021) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.4 (2019) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Ennis III 7.6 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 4.4 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 1.1 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 0.6 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ennis III 168 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds James Ennis III 96 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists James Ennis III 25 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals James Ennis III 14 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks James Ennis III 7 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games James Ennis III 22 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ennis III .431 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage James Ennis III .284 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Ennis III .738 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ennis III 8.3 (2017) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 5.8 (2020) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 1.2 (2020) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 1.0 (2020) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.4 (2020) 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.