Shabazz Napier vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Shabazz Napier 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

Shabazz Napier

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Shabazz Napier 6 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Shabazz Napier 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 7.1 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.8 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 2,433 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 657 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 849 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 286 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 48 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Shabazz Napier 345 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .397 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .345 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .815 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 6.9 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.4 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.7 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 62 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 13 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 17 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 6 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Shabazz Napier 9 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .488 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .400 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .778 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 (2019) 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.