Mel McCants vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Mel McCants 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

Mel McCants

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Mel McCants 1 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Mel McCants 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 22 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 6 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Mel McCants 2 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Mel McCants 3 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Mel McCants 1 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Mel McCants 13 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants .308 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants .750 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 (1990) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 (1990) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 (1990) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Mel McCants 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Mel McCants 2 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 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.