Dwayne Bacon vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

Dwayne Bacon

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwayne Bacon: 2017-18 to 2020-21
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Dwayne Bacon 4 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon 7.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon 2.6 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon 1.1 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwayne Bacon 1,503 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Dwayne Bacon 537 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Dwayne Bacon 230 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Dwayne Bacon 96 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Dwayne Bacon 14 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Dwayne Bacon 207 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwayne Bacon .402 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Dwayne Bacon .314 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwayne Bacon .780 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon 10.9 (2021) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon 3.1 (2021) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon 1.3 (2020) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.6 (2021) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon 0.1 (2019) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Dwayne Bacon 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dwayne Bacon - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwayne Bacon - 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.