Joe Pace vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Joe Pace 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

Joe Pace

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Pace: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Pace 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Joe Pace 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Joe Pace 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Joe Pace 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Pace 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Joe Pace 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Pace 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Pace 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Pace 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Pace 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Joe Pace 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Pace 3.2 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.1 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.2 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.5 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Pace 255 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Joe Pace 168 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Joe Pace 27 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Joe Pace 14 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Joe Pace 38 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Joe Pace 79 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Pace .467 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Joe Pace - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Pace .598 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Pace 3.9 (1978) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.7 (1978) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.5 (1978) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.2 (1978) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.6 (1977) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Pace 2.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.2 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.7 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Pace 25 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Joe Pace 20 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Joe Pace 1 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Joe Pace 1 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Joe Pace 6 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Joe Pace 9 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Pace .700 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Pace - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Pace .733 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Pace 2.8 (1978) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.2 (1978) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 (1978) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 (1978) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.7 (1978) 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.