Kostas Papanikolaou vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Kostas Papanikolaou 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

Kostas Papanikolaou

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) 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.