Festus Ezeli vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Festus Ezeli 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

Festus Ezeli

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Festus Ezeli 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Festus Ezeli 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Festus Ezeli 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Festus Ezeli 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Festus Ezeli 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) 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.