Willis Reed vs. Marreese Speights Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marreese Speights and Willis Reed 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

Willis Reed

vs.

Marreese Speights

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Marreese Speights: 2008-09 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Willis Reed 2 Marreese Speights 1

NBA Seasons Willis Reed 10 Marreese Speights 10

Playoffs Played Willis Reed 7 Marreese Speights 7

All-Star Games Willis Reed 7 Marreese Speights 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Willis Reed 1 Marreese Speights 0

Finals MVP Willis Reed 2 * Marreese Speights 0

All-NBA First Team Willis Reed 1 Marreese Speights 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Willis Reed 5 Marreese Speights 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Willis Reed 1 * Marreese Speights 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Willis Reed 1 Marreese Speights 0

Rookie of The Year Willis Reed 1 Marreese Speights 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willis Reed 18.7 Marreese Speights 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 12.9 Marreese Speights 4.1

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 1.8 Marreese Speights 0.7

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.6 * Marreese Speights 0.3

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 1.1 * Marreese Speights 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Willis Reed 12,183 Marreese Speights 5,592

Total Rebounds Willis Reed 8,414 Marreese Speights 2,875

Total Assists Willis Reed 1,186 Marreese Speights 461

Total Steals Willis Reed 12 * Marreese Speights 189

Total Blocks Willis Reed 21 * Marreese Speights 356

Total Games Willis Reed 650 Marreese Speights 705

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willis Reed .476 Marreese Speights .459

3-Point Percentage Willis Reed - n/a ** Marreese Speights .356

Free Throw Percentage Willis Reed .747 Marreese Speights .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willis Reed 21.7 (1970) Marreese Speights 10.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 14.7 (1965) Marreese Speights 6.2 (2012)

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 2.3 (1969) Marreese Speights 0.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) * Marreese Speights 0.5 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) * Marreese Speights 0.7 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willis Reed 17.4 Marreese Speights 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 10.3 Marreese Speights 2.5

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 1.9 Marreese Speights 0.4

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.2 * Marreese Speights 0.2

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 0.0 * Marreese Speights 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Willis Reed 1,358 Marreese Speights 320

Total Rebounds Willis Reed 801 Marreese Speights 152

Total Assists Willis Reed 149 Marreese Speights 24

Total Steals Willis Reed 2 * Marreese Speights 14

Total Blocks Willis Reed 0 * Marreese Speights 22

Total Games Willis Reed 78 Marreese Speights 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willis Reed .474 Marreese Speights .410

3-Point Percentage Willis Reed - n/a ** Marreese Speights .397

Free Throw Percentage Willis Reed .765 Marreese Speights .671

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willis Reed 27.5 (1967) Marreese Speights 6.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 14.1 (1969) Marreese Speights 4.3 (2012)

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 2.8 (1970) Marreese Speights 0.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) * Marreese Speights 0.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) * Marreese Speights 0.6 (2014)

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.