RJ Barrett vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP RJ Barrett 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year RJ Barrett 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.