Luc Longley vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Luc Longley 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

Luc Longley

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luc Longley: 1991-92 to 2000-01
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luc Longley 3 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Luc Longley 10 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Luc Longley 7 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Luc Longley 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Luc Longley 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Luc Longley 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Luc Longley 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luc Longley 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Luc Longley 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luc Longley 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Luc Longley 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luc Longley 7.2 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Luc Longley 4.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Luc Longley 1.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Luc Longley 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Luc Longley 1.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luc Longley 4,090 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Luc Longley 2,794 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Luc Longley 836 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Luc Longley 278 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Luc Longley 549 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Luc Longley 567 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luc Longley .462 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Luc Longley .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luc Longley .760 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luc Longley 11.4 (1998) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Luc Longley 5.9 (1998) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Luc Longley 2.8 (1998) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Luc Longley 0.9 (1993) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luc Longley 1.4 (1993) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luc Longley 6.6 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Luc Longley 4.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Luc Longley 1.6 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Luc Longley 0.5 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Luc Longley 0.8 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luc Longley 577 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Luc Longley 372 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Luc Longley 136 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Luc Longley 46 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Luc Longley 73 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Luc Longley 87 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luc Longley .466 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Luc Longley - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luc Longley .714 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luc Longley 8.3 (1996) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Luc Longley 5.0 (1998) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Luc Longley 1.9 (1998) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Luc Longley 1.0 (1999) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luc Longley 1.4 (1996) 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.