Eric Fernsten vs. Willis Reed Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willis Reed and Eric Fernsten, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Eric Fernsten played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Willis Reed, who played 10. Eric Fernsten had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while Willis Reed had his rookie season in 1964-65. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Eric Fernsten |
6 |
4 |
1975-76 to 1983-84 |
Willis Reed |
10 |
7 |
1964-65 to 1973-74 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
5 |
12.2 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
- |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
.200 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.727 |
Willis Reed |
76 |
33.4 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
11.6 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.8 |
13.3 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.757 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Eric Fernsten didn't play in 1977-78 and 1978-79.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
56 |
7.7 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.635 |
Willis Reed |
78 |
36.2 |
20.9 |
- |
- |
14.6 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.1 |
16.6 |
.489 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.2 |
.735 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
5 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
Willis Reed |
4 |
37.0 |
27.5 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
10.8 |
20.0 |
.538 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
6.3 |
.960 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
45 |
6.2 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.667 |
Willis Reed |
81 |
35.5 |
20.8 |
- |
- |
13.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.1 |
16.6 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.3 |
.721 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
8 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.667 |
Willis Reed |
6 |
35.0 |
21.3 |
- |
- |
10.3 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.8 |
16.3 |
.541 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.733 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
43 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.388 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.633 |
Willis Reed |
82 |
37.9 |
21.1 |
- |
- |
14.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.6 |
16.5 |
.521 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.747 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
5 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
Willis Reed |
10 |
42.9 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
10.1 |
19.8 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.0 |
.786 |
Note: Eric Fernsten didn't play in 1982-83.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
32 |
12.6 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.735 |
Willis Reed |
81 |
38.1 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
13.9 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.7 |
17.1 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
2 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Willis Reed |
18 |
40.7 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
9.9 |
21.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.3 |
.737 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
73 |
39.1 |
20.9 |
- |
- |
13.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
8.4 |
18.2 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
12 |
42.0 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
6.8 |
16.3 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.3 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
11 |
33.0 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.5 |
12.5 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.692 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
69 |
27.2 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.8 |
10.2 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.742 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
17 |
28.6 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.7 |
12.2 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
19 |
26.3 |
11.1 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
- |
2.6 |
4.4 |
9.7 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.792 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Fernsten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Willis Reed |
11 |
12.0 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.600 |