Gerard King vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Gerard King 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

Gerard King

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerard King: 1998-99 to 2000-01
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerard King 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Gerard King 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Gerard King 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Gerard King 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gerard King 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Gerard King 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Gerard King 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerard King 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerard King 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerard King 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Gerard King 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 4.5 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 3.1 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 566 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Gerard King 393 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Gerard King 84 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Gerard King 50 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Gerard King 27 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Gerard King 126 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .503 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King .744 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 5.3 (2000) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 4.0 (2000) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.8 (2000) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (2000) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 (2001) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 4 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Gerard King 4 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Gerard King 1 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Gerard King 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Gerard King 1 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Gerard King 8 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .500 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 (1999) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) 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.