Thon Maker vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Thon Maker 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

Thon Maker

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thon Maker: 2016-17 to 2020-21
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thon Maker 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Thon Maker 5 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Thon Maker 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Thon Maker 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thon Maker 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Thon Maker 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Thon Maker 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thon Maker 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Thon Maker 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thon Maker 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Thon Maker 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thon Maker 4.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 2.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 0.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 0.7 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thon Maker 1,216 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Thon Maker 726 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Thon Maker 161 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Thon Maker 96 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Thon Maker 173 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Thon Maker 263 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thon Maker .435 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Thon Maker .327 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thon Maker .680 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thon Maker 5.0 (2019) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 3.2 (2019) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 0.7 (2020) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.5 (2018) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 0.8 (2019) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thon Maker 5.6 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 3.2 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 1.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.4 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 1.6 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thon Maker 90 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Thon Maker 51 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Thon Maker 21 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Thon Maker 7 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Thon Maker 26 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Thon Maker 16 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thon Maker .353 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Thon Maker .190 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thon Maker .815 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thon Maker 5.8 (2017) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Thon Maker 3.8 (2018) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Thon Maker 2.0 (2017) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Thon Maker 0.8 (2017) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thon Maker 1.8 (2018) 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.