Norm Nixon vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Norm Nixon 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

Norm Nixon

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Nixon 2 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Norm Nixon 10 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Norm Nixon 6 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Norm Nixon 2 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Norm Nixon 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Norm Nixon 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Norm Nixon 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Nixon 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Nixon 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Nixon 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Norm Nixon 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 15.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 2.6 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 12,065 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 1,991 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Norm Nixon 6,386 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Norm Nixon 1,187 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 71 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Norm Nixon 768 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .483 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .294 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .772 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.4 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 1,027 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 195 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Norm Nixon 465 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Norm Nixon 89 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 8 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Norm Nixon 58 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .478 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .333 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .763 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981) 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. 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.