Reece Gaines vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Reece Gaines 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

Reece Gaines

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Reece Gaines: 2003-04 to 2005-06
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Reece Gaines 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Reece Gaines 1.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines 0.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines 0.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines 0.2 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines 0.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reece Gaines 123 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Reece Gaines 53 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Reece Gaines 50 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Reece Gaines 17 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Reece Gaines 3 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Reece Gaines 71 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reece Gaines .324 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Reece Gaines .269 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Reece Gaines .606 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reece Gaines 2.0 (2005) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines 1.0 (2004) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines 1.1 (2004) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines 0.3 (2004) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines 0.1 (2004) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Reece Gaines 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reece Gaines - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Reece Gaines - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Reece Gaines - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines - 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.