Bill Downey vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Bill Downey 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

Bill Downey

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Downey 0 * Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Bill Downey 0 * Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Downey 0 * Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Downey 0 * Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Bill Downey - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.