Ron Lee vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Ron Lee 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

Ron Lee

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Lee: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Ron Lee 6 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Ron Lee 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 1

Steals Leader Ron Lee 1 Willis Reed 0 *

Rookie of The Year Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Lee 7.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 2.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 3.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 1.9 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Lee 3,285 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Ron Lee 1,219 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Ron Lee 1,688 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Ron Lee 869 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Ron Lee 122 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Ron Lee 448 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Lee .416 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Ron Lee .321 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Lee .705 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Lee 12.2 (1978) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 3.6 (1977) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 4.4 (1981) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 2.7 (1978) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.4 (1977) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Lee 6.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 3.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 1.5 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 2.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Lee 12 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Ron Lee 6 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Ron Lee 3 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Ron Lee 4 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Ron Lee 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Ron Lee 2 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Lee .313 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Ron Lee - * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Lee 1.000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Lee 6.0 (1978) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Lee 3.0 (1978) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ron Lee 1.5 (1978) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Ron Lee 2.0 (1978) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Lee 0.0 (1978) 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. 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.