George Lynch vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and George Lynch 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

George Lynch

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Lynch: 1993-94 to 2004-05
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Lynch 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons George Lynch 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played George Lynch 8 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games George Lynch 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Lynch 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP George Lynch 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team George Lynch 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Lynch 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team George Lynch 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Lynch 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year George Lynch 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Lynch 6.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game George Lynch 5.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game George Lynch 1.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game George Lynch 1.1 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Lynch 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lynch 5,109 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds George Lynch 3,902 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists George Lynch 1,121 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals George Lynch 817 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks George Lynch 258 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games George Lynch 774 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lynch .446 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage George Lynch .306 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Lynch .652 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lynch 9.6 (2000) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game George Lynch 7.8 (2000) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Lynch 2.0 (2005) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game George Lynch 2.0 (1999) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Lynch 0.5 (1999) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Lynch 6.5 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game George Lynch 5.8 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game George Lynch 1.4 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game George Lynch 1.1 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game George Lynch 0.4 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lynch 405 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds George Lynch 358 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists George Lynch 86 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals George Lynch 67 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks George Lynch 23 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games George Lynch 62 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lynch .439 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage George Lynch .250 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Lynch .670 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lynch 9.0 (1999) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game George Lynch 8.4 (2002) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game George Lynch 2.0 (1999) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game George Lynch 2.3 (1999) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Lynch 0.8 (2003) 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.