Billy Kenville vs. Willis Reed Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willis Reed and Billy Kenville, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Billy Kenville played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Willis Reed, who played 10. Billy Kenville had the first of his seasons in 1953-54, while Willis Reed had his rookie season in 1964-65. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Billy Kenville |
6 |
5 |
1953-54 to 1959-60 |
Willis Reed |
10 |
7 |
1964-65 to 1973-74 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
72 |
19.5 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
3.4 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.384 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.747 |
Willis Reed |
80 |
38.0 |
19.5 |
- |
- |
14.7 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
7.9 |
18.2 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.1 |
.742 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
13 |
28.8 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
.486 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.8 |
.710 |
Willis Reed |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
70 |
19.7 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.9 |
.766 |
Willis Reed |
76 |
33.4 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
11.6 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.8 |
13.3 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.757 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
11 |
11.8 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.354 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.5 |
.735 |
Willis Reed |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
72 |
17.8 |
7.4 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.759 |
Willis Reed |
78 |
36.2 |
20.9 |
- |
- |
14.6 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.1 |
16.6 |
.489 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.2 |
.735 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
8 |
16.0 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.356 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.696 |
Willis Reed |
4 |
37.0 |
27.5 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
10.8 |
20.0 |
.538 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
6.3 |
.960 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
71 |
24.0 |
8.2 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
.336 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.798 |
Willis Reed |
81 |
35.5 |
20.8 |
- |
- |
13.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.1 |
16.6 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.3 |
.721 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
2 |
15.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
0.5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
6.5 |
.154 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
Willis Reed |
6 |
35.0 |
21.3 |
- |
- |
10.3 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.8 |
16.3 |
.541 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.733 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
35 |
18.5 |
7.4 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.1 |
.613 |
Willis Reed |
82 |
37.9 |
21.1 |
- |
- |
14.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.6 |
16.5 |
.521 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.747 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
7 |
14.1 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.556 |
Willis Reed |
10 |
42.9 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
10.1 |
19.8 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.0 |
.786 |
Note: Billy Kenville didn't play in 1958-59.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
25 |
14.6 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.359 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.805 |
Willis Reed |
81 |
38.1 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
13.9 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.7 |
17.1 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
18 |
40.7 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
9.9 |
21.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.3 |
.737 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
73 |
39.1 |
20.9 |
- |
- |
13.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
8.4 |
18.2 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
12 |
42.0 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
6.8 |
16.3 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.3 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
11 |
33.0 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.5 |
12.5 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.692 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
69 |
27.2 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.8 |
10.2 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.742 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
17 |
28.6 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.7 |
12.2 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
19 |
26.3 |
11.1 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
- |
2.6 |
4.4 |
9.7 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.792 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Kenville |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
11 |
12.0 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.600 |