Willis Reed vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Willis Reed 2 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Willis Reed 10 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Willis Reed 7 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Willis Reed 7 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Willis Reed 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Finals MVP Willis Reed 2 * Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Willis Reed 1 Mickey Rottner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Willis Reed 5 Mickey Rottner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Willis Reed 1 * Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Willis Reed 1 Mickey Rottner 0

Rookie of The Year Willis Reed 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willis Reed 18.7 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 12.9 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 1.8 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.6 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 1.1 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Willis Reed 12,183 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Willis Reed 8,414 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Willis Reed 1,186 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Willis Reed 12 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Willis Reed 21 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Willis Reed 650 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willis Reed .476 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Willis Reed - n/a ** Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willis Reed .747 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willis Reed 21.7 (1970) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 14.7 (1965) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 2.3 (1969) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willis Reed 17.4 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 10.3 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 1.9 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.2 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 0.0 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Willis Reed 1,358 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Willis Reed 801 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Willis Reed 149 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Willis Reed 2 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Willis Reed 0 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Willis Reed 78 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willis Reed .474 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Willis Reed - n/a ** Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willis Reed .765 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willis Reed 27.5 (1967) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 14.1 (1969) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 2.8 (1970) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.