Gilbert Arenas vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Gilbert Arenas 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.