Gary Forbes vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Gary Forbes 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

Gary Forbes

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Forbes: 2010-11 to 2011-12
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Gary Forbes 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Gary Forbes 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 5.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 645 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 218 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Gary Forbes 103 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Gary Forbes 47 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 10 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Gary Forbes 111 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .434 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes .340 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes .702 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 6.6 (2012) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.1 (2012) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 1.1 (2012) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.5 (2012) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 (2011) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 1 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Gary Forbes 1 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .000 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 (2011) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) 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.