Dan Issel vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

Dan Issel

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dan Issel 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Dan Issel 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Issel 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Dan Issel 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) 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.