Cliff Pondexter vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Cliff Pondexter 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

Cliff Pondexter

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Cliff Pondexter 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Cliff Pondexter 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 3.9 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 3.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.1 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Pondexter 778 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Cliff Pondexter 747 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Cliff Pondexter 218 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Cliff Pondexter 81 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Cliff Pondexter 52 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Cliff Pondexter 197 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Pondexter .416 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Cliff Pondexter - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Pondexter .667 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Pondexter 2 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Cliff Pondexter 3 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Cliff Pondexter 1 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Cliff Pondexter 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Cliff Pondexter 3 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Pondexter .000 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Cliff Pondexter - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Pondexter 1.000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977) 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.