Corey Gaines vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Corey Gaines 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

Corey Gaines

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Corey Gaines: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Corey Gaines 5 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Corey Gaines 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 3.1 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 0.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 3.1 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Gaines 248 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Corey Gaines 69 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Corey Gaines 247 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Corey Gaines 39 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Corey Gaines 4 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Corey Gaines 80 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Gaines .424 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Corey Gaines .229 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corey Gaines .736 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 8.3 (1991) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 1.6 (1995) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 9.1 (1991) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 1.0 (1991) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.2 (1991) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Corey Gaines 2 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Corey Gaines 2 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Corey Gaines 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Corey Gaines 4 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corey Gaines .000 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Corey Gaines .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corey Gaines - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 (1994) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 (1994) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Corey Gaines 0.5 (1994) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 (1994) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Corey Gaines 0.0 (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.