Lew Hitch vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Lew Hitch 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

Lew Hitch

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lew Hitch 2 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Lew Hitch 6 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Lew Hitch 5 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Lew Hitch 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lew Hitch 0 * Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Lew Hitch 0 * Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Lew Hitch 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Lew Hitch 0 * Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Lew Hitch 0 * Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 5.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 5.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.2 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 2,075 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 2,183 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Lew Hitch 499 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Lew Hitch 414 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .376 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .674 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 3.9 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 4.5 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 0.9 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 145 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 167 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Lew Hitch 32 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Lew Hitch 37 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .360 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .585 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.