Rick Carlisle vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.