Elijah Hughes vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Elijah Hughes 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

Elijah Hughes

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elijah Hughes: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Elijah Hughes 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes 2.9 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes 1.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Hughes 157 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Elijah Hughes 67 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Elijah Hughes 28 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Elijah Hughes 15 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Elijah Hughes 9 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Elijah Hughes 54 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Hughes .328 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Elijah Hughes .280 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Hughes .769 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes 3.5 (2022) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes 1.6 (2022) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.6 (2022) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.4 (2022) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.2 (2022) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Elijah Hughes 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes - 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.