Jerome James vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

Jerome James

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome James 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Jerome James 9 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Jerome James 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Jerome James 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jerome James 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Jerome James 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jerome James 0 Willis Reed 1

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Jerome James 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 4.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 3.1 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 1,540 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Jerome James 1,099 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Jerome James 118 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Jerome James 92 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Jerome James 384 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Jerome James 358 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .485 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Jerome James .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .617 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 5.4 (2003) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 4.2 (2003) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2003) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2009) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.6 (2003) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 9.4 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 5.2 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.4 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.5 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 160 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Jerome James 89 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Jerome James 9 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Jerome James 6 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Jerome James 25 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Jerome James 17 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .493 Willis Reed .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .722 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 12.5 (2005) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 6.8 (2005) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.8 (2002) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

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

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.8 (2005) 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.