Dante Cunningham vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

Dante Cunningham

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dante Cunningham: 2009-10 to 2018-19
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Cunningham 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Dante Cunningham 10 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Dante Cunningham 4 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Dante Cunningham 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dante Cunningham 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Dante Cunningham 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dante Cunningham 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dante Cunningham 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Dante Cunningham 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dante Cunningham 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Dante Cunningham 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 3.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 4,133 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 2,676 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 506 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 459 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 336 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Dante Cunningham 715 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .469 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .345 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .649 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 8.7 (2013) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.1 (2013) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2014) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.1 (2013) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 (2014) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.1 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.4 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 58 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 48 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 2 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 9 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 6 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Dante Cunningham 21 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .600 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .667 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .889 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.3 (2015) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 4.5 (2015) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 (2015) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2010) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2015) 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.