Tim Legler vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Tim Legler 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

Tim Legler

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Legler: 1989-90 to 1999-00
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Tim Legler 10 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Tim Legler 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Legler 7.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.6 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 2,182 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 481 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Tim Legler 402 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Tim Legler 149 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Tim Legler 41 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Tim Legler 310 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .447 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .431 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .840 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 9.4 (1996) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1993) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 1 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 1 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Tim Legler 2 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Tim Legler 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Tim Legler 3 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .000 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .500 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1997) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (1997) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (1997) 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.