Fred Foster vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Fred Foster 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

Fred Foster

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Foster 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Fred Foster 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Foster 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Fred Foster 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * 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.