Gal Mekel vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Gal Mekel 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

Gal Mekel

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gal Mekel: 2013-14 to 2014-15
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Gal Mekel 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gal Mekel 2.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel 0.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel 2.2 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel 0.2 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel 0.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gal Mekel 79 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Gal Mekel 28 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Gal Mekel 76 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Gal Mekel 6 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Gal Mekel 1 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Gal Mekel 35 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gal Mekel .311 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Gal Mekel .217 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gal Mekel .667 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gal Mekel 2.4 (2014) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel 0.9 (2014) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel 3.3 (2015) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel 0.5 (2015) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel 0.0 (2014) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Gal Mekel 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gal Mekel - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Gal Mekel - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gal Mekel - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel - 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.