David Benoit vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and David Benoit 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

David Benoit

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Benoit: 1991-92 to 2000-01
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Benoit 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons David Benoit 7 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played David Benoit 6 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games David Benoit 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Benoit 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP David Benoit 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team David Benoit 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Benoit 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team David Benoit 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Benoit 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year David Benoit 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Benoit 7.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game David Benoit 4.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game David Benoit 0.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game David Benoit 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game David Benoit 0.5 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Benoit 3,455 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds David Benoit 1,983 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists David Benoit 287 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals David Benoit 216 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks David Benoit 246 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games David Benoit 492 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Benoit .438 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage David Benoit .319 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Benoit .795 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Benoit 10.4 (1995) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game David Benoit 5.2 (1995) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game David Benoit 1.0 (1996) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game David Benoit 0.6 (1995) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Benoit 0.7 (1994) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Benoit 7.2 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game David Benoit 3.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game David Benoit 0.6 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game David Benoit 0.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game David Benoit 0.5 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Benoit 410 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds David Benoit 213 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists David Benoit 34 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals David Benoit 19 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks David Benoit 31 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games David Benoit 57 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Benoit .415 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage David Benoit .392 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Benoit .757 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Benoit 11.8 (1995) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game David Benoit 5.6 (1995) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game David Benoit 1.0 (1993) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game David Benoit 0.6 (1993) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Benoit 1.2 (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.