Matt Bonner vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Matt Bonner 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

Matt Bonner

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Bonner: 2004-05 to 2015-16
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Bonner 2 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Matt Bonner 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Matt Bonner 9 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Matt Bonner 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Bonner 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Matt Bonner 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Bonner 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bonner 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Bonner 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bonner 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Bonner 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 5.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 4,632 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 2,371 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Matt Bonner 552 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Matt Bonner 285 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 213 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Matt Bonner 792 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .464 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .414 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .780 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 8.2 (2009) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 4.8 (2009) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2010) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2006) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (2006) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 2.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 1.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 259 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 156 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Matt Bonner 35 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Matt Bonner 16 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 17 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Matt Bonner 94 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .402 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .355 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .811 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 6.3 (2011) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.2 (2010) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2008) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2009) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (2009) 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.