Earl Cureton vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.