Matt Barnes vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Barnes 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Matt Barnes 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Barnes 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Barnes 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) 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.