Butch Carter vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Butch Carter 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

Butch Carter

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Carter: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Butch Carter 6 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter 8.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 1.5 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 1.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 0.9 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter 3,137 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Butch Carter 546 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Butch Carter 683 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Butch Carter 321 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Butch Carter 43 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Butch Carter 361 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter .475 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter .307 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter .788 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter 13.4 (1984) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 2.1 (1984) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 2.8 (1984) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 1.8 (1984) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.2 (1984) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Butch Carter - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Butch Carter - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Butch Carter - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Butch Carter - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Butch Carter 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - 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.