Willis Reed vs. Ennis Whatley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ennis Whatley and Willis Reed, 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.
Willis Reed and Ennis Whatley both played 10 years in the NBA. Willis Reed had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Ennis Whatley had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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 |
Willis Reed |
10 |
7 |
1964-65 to 1973-74 |
Ennis Whatley |
10 |
4 |
1983-84 to 1996-97 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
76 |
33.4 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
11.6 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.8 |
13.3 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.757 |
Ennis Whatley |
70 |
19.8 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.791 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
78 |
36.2 |
20.9 |
- |
- |
14.6 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.1 |
16.6 |
.489 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.2 |
.735 |
Ennis Whatley |
14 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
4 |
37.0 |
27.5 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
10.8 |
20.0 |
.538 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
6.3 |
.960 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
81 |
35.5 |
20.8 |
- |
- |
13.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.1 |
16.6 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.3 |
.721 |
Ennis Whatley |
73 |
24.9 |
8.5 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
7.1 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
6 |
35.0 |
21.3 |
- |
- |
10.3 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.8 |
16.3 |
.541 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.733 |
Ennis Whatley |
2 |
16.0 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
82 |
37.9 |
21.1 |
- |
- |
14.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.6 |
16.5 |
.521 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.747 |
Ennis Whatley |
5 |
4.8 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
10 |
42.9 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
10.1 |
19.8 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.0 |
.786 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Ennis Whatley didn't play in 1989-90 and 1990-91.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
73 |
39.1 |
20.9 |
- |
- |
13.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
8.4 |
18.2 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.785 |
Ennis Whatley |
23 |
9.1 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.412 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
12 |
42.0 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
6.8 |
16.3 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.3 |
.667 |
Ennis Whatley |
15 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.300 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
Note: Ennis Whatley didn't play in 1992-93.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
11 |
33.0 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.5 |
12.5 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.5 |
.692 |
Ennis Whatley |
82 |
12.2 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ennis Whatley |
11 |
10.3 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.321 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
69 |
27.2 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.8 |
10.2 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.742 |
Ennis Whatley |
27 |
10.8 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.453 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.625 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willis Reed |
17 |
28.6 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.7 |
12.2 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.857 |
Ennis Whatley |
3 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Note: Ennis Whatley didn't play in 1995-96.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
3 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Ennis Whatley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |