Bimbo Coles vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Bimbo Coles 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

Bimbo Coles

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bimbo Coles: 1990-91 to 2003-04
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bimbo Coles 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Bimbo Coles 14 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Bimbo Coles 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Bimbo Coles 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bimbo Coles 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Bimbo Coles 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bimbo Coles 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bimbo Coles 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bimbo Coles 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bimbo Coles 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Bimbo Coles 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 7.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.1 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 6,628 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 1,820 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 3,313 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 735 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 134 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Bimbo Coles 852 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .425 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .267 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .811 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 11.0 (1996) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.2 (1996) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 6.1 (1995) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.5 (1995) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1998) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 8.4 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 92 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 22 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 25 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 10 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 1 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Bimbo Coles 11 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .525 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .286 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .788 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 13.8 (1994) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.8 (1994) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.4 (1994) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.4 (1994) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1994) 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.