Dragan Bender vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

Dragan Bender

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dragan Bender: 2016-17 to 2019-20
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Dragan Bender 4 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 5.4 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 3.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender 1,014 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender 720 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Dragan Bender 237 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Dragan Bender 54 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender 106 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 187 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender .399 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender .323 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender .654 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 6.7 (2020) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 4.6 (2020) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.8 (2020) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.4 (2019) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 (2018) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - 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.