Jim Cleamons vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Cleamons 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Cleamons 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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. 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.