Kirk Penney vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Kirk Penney 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

Kirk Penney

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kirk Penney: 2003-04 to 2004-05
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Kirk Penney 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kirk Penney 0.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney 0.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney 0.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney 0.2 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney 0.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kirk Penney 5 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Kirk Penney 2 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Kirk Penney 2 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Kirk Penney 1 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Kirk Penney 6 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kirk Penney .222 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Kirk Penney .250 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kirk Penney - Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kirk Penney 1.5 (2004) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney 0.0 (2005) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Kirk Penney 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kirk Penney - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Kirk Penney - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kirk Penney - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kirk Penney - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kirk Penney - 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.