Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Willis Reed 1

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Willis Reed 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Willis Reed 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Willis Reed 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.