Negele Knight vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Negele Knight 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

Negele Knight

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Negele Knight 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Negele Knight 6 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Negele Knight 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Negele Knight 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Negele Knight 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Negele Knight 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Negele Knight 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Negele Knight 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Negele Knight 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 6.2 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 2.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 1,699 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 351 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Negele Knight 780 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Negele Knight 123 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 30 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Negele Knight 276 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .436 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .263 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .730 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.2 (1994) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 (1994) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.6 (1992) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 (1994) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 5.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 87 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 13 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Negele Knight 28 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Negele Knight 4 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 1 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Negele Knight 17 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .422 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .167 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .842 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.3 (1994) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.5 (1994) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 (1994) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 (1993) 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.