Kristaps Porzingis vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Kristaps Porzingis 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

Kristaps Porzingis

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kristaps Porzingis: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kristaps Porzingis 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Kristaps Porzingis 8 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Kristaps Porzingis 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Kristaps Porzingis 1 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kristaps Porzingis 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Kristaps Porzingis 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kristaps Porzingis 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kristaps Porzingis 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kristaps Porzingis 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kristaps Porzingis 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Kristaps Porzingis 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 19.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 7.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.7 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 9,021 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 3,604 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 826 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 334 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 846 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 459 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .459 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .361 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .831 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.2 (2023) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 9.5 (2020) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.7 (2023) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 (2023) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.4 (2018) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 15.6 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 6.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.1 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 187 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 76 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 16 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 13 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 12 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 12 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .470 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .375 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .870 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.7 (2020) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 8.7 (2020) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.5 (2024) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.0 (2024) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.0 (2024) 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.