Monta Ellis vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Monta Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Monta Ellis 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Monta Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Monta Ellis 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Monta Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monta Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Monta Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (2015) 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.