James Jones vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Jones: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Jones 3 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons James Jones 14 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played James Jones 12 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games James Jones 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Jones 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP James Jones 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Jones 0 Willis Reed 1

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year James Jones 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 Jones 5.2 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 3,717 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds James Jones 1,276 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists James Jones 366 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals James Jones 226 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks James Jones 218 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games James Jones 709 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .401 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage James Jones .401 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .840 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.3 (2006) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.4 (2006) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2006) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2006) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.7 (2006) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Jones 3.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.6 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 548 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds James Jones 231 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists James Jones 44 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals James Jones 37 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks James Jones 37 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games James Jones 148 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .404 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage James Jones .387 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .845 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.6 (2009) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.6 (2006) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2005) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2005) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.9 (2006) 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.