Lancaster Gordon vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Lancaster Gordon 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

Lancaster Gordon

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lancaster Gordon: 1984-85 to 1987-88
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Lancaster Gordon 4 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon 5.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon 1.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon 1.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lancaster Gordon 1,125 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Lancaster Gordon 259 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Lancaster Gordon 294 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Lancaster Gordon 128 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Lancaster Gordon 31 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Lancaster Gordon 201 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lancaster Gordon .391 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Lancaster Gordon .271 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lancaster Gordon .767 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon 7.5 (1987) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon 1.8 (1987) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon 2.0 (1987) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.9 (1987) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.3 (1988) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Lancaster Gordon 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon - 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.