Gerald Green vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Gerald Green 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

Gerald Green

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerald Green: 2005-06 to 2018-19
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerald Green 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Gerald Green 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Gerald Green 6 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Gerald Green 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gerald Green 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Gerald Green 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gerald Green 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Green 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerald Green 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Green 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Gerald Green 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Green 9.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 2.5 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 0.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Green 6,412 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Gerald Green 1,639 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Gerald Green 596 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Gerald Green 335 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Gerald Green 199 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Gerald Green 658 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Green .417 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Gerald Green .361 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Green .818 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Green 15.8 (2014) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 3.5 (2012) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 1.5 (2014) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.9 (2012) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.5 (2012) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Green 5.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 1.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 0.2 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.2 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.2 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Green 349 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Gerald Green 113 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Gerald Green 15 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Gerald Green 15 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Gerald Green 13 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Gerald Green 68 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Green .389 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Gerald Green .374 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Green .844 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Green 7.5 (2017) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 2.9 (2018) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 0.7 (2017) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.3 (2016) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.4 (2018) 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.