Butch Lee vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Lee 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Butch Lee 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Butch Lee 0 Willis Reed 1

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Butch Lee 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 Lee 8.1 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Butch Lee 96 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 Willis Reed .476

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

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Butch Lee 3 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - Willis Reed .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) 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. 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.