Steve Colter vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Steve Colter 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

Steve Colter

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Colter: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Colter 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Steve Colter 8 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Steve Colter 5 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Steve Colter 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Colter 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Steve Colter 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Colter 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Colter 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Colter 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Colter 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Colter 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Colter 6.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 2.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 0.9 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Colter 3,319 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Steve Colter 1,051 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Steve Colter 1,482 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Steve Colter 463 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Steve Colter 76 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Steve Colter 526 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Colter .448 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Steve Colter .289 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Colter .778 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Colter 8.7 (1986) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.5 (1988) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 3.8 (1988) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 1.4 (1986) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.2 (1988) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Colter 6.3 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 3.2 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 0.6 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.2 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Colter 152 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Steve Colter 47 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Steve Colter 77 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Steve Colter 14 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Steve Colter 4 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Steve Colter 24 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Colter .472 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Colter .231 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Colter .619 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Colter 8.9 (1985) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 3.8 (1986) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 5.8 (1986) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 1.3 (1986) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.6 (1988) 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.