Kenny Battle vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Kenny Battle 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

Kenny Battle

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Battle: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Kenny Battle 4 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Kenny Battle 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 4.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 2.4 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.7 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 627 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 327 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Kenny Battle 106 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Kenny Battle 98 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 31 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Kenny Battle 134 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .504 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle .133 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle .725 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 6.1 (1991) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 3.7 (1993) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.3 (1991) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 9 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 5 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Kenny Battle 8 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .308 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle 1.000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1990) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 (1990) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) 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.