Courtney Lee vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

Courtney Lee

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Courtney Lee: 2008-09 to 2019-20
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Courtney Lee 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Courtney Lee 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Courtney Lee 5 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Courtney Lee 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Courtney Lee 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Courtney Lee 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Courtney Lee 0 Willis Reed 1

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Courtney 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 Courtney Lee 9.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Courtney Lee 2.6 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Courtney Lee 1.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Courtney Lee 1.0 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Courtney Lee 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Courtney Lee 7,765 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Courtney Lee 2,127 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Courtney Lee 1,353 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Courtney Lee 809 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Courtney Lee 213 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Courtney Lee 811 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Courtney Lee .451 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Courtney Lee .388 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Courtney Lee .853 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Courtney Lee 12.5 (2010) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Courtney Lee 3.5 (2010) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Courtney Lee 2.4 (2018) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Courtney Lee 1.3 (2010) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Courtney Lee 0.4 (2012) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Courtney Lee 9.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Courtney Lee 2.1 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Courtney Lee 1.4 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Courtney Lee 0.9 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Courtney Lee 0.2 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Courtney Lee 451 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Courtney Lee 103 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Courtney Lee 72 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Courtney Lee 44 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Courtney Lee 8 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Courtney Lee 50 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Courtney Lee .457 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Courtney Lee .346 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Courtney Lee .895 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Courtney Lee 13.3 (2015) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Courtney Lee 2.9 (2016) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Courtney Lee 2.2 (2015) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Courtney Lee 1.1 (2015) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Courtney Lee 0.4 (2016) 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.