Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) 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.