Lanard Copeland vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Lanard Copeland 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

Lanard Copeland

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lanard Copeland: 1989-90 to 1991-92
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Lanard Copeland 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Lanard Copeland 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 2.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.5 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.1 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lanard Copeland 90 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Lanard Copeland 17 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Lanard Copeland 14 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Lanard Copeland 3 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Lanard Copeland 1 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Lanard Copeland 33 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lanard Copeland .418 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Lanard Copeland .143 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lanard Copeland .813 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 3.2 (1990) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.7 (1992) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.5 (1992) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.2 (1992) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 1.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lanard Copeland 4 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Lanard Copeland 1 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Lanard Copeland 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Lanard Copeland 4 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lanard Copeland .333 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Lanard Copeland - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lanard Copeland - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 1.0 (1990) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.3 (1990) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 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.