Cherokee Parks vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Cherokee Parks 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

Cherokee Parks

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cherokee Parks: 1995-96 to 2003-04
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Cherokee Parks 9 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Cherokee Parks 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 4.4 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 3.6 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.6 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cherokee Parks 2,056 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Cherokee Parks 1,703 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Cherokee Parks 265 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Cherokee Parks 207 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Cherokee Parks 306 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Cherokee Parks 472 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cherokee Parks .470 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Cherokee Parks .211 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cherokee Parks .630 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 7.1 (1998) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 5.5 (1998) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.8 (1999) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.6 (1999) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 1.1 (1998) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 1.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 2.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.1 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cherokee Parks 12 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Cherokee Parks 16 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Cherokee Parks 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Cherokee Parks 1 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Cherokee Parks 2 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Cherokee Parks 7 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cherokee Parks .353 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Cherokee Parks - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cherokee Parks .000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 4.0 (1997) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 5.0 (1997) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.0 (2002) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 1.0 (1997) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.4 (2002) 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.