James Posey vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and James Posey 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

James Posey

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Posey: 1999-00 to 2010-11
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Posey 2 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons James Posey 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played James Posey 6 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games James Posey 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Posey 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP James Posey 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Posey 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Posey 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team James Posey 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Posey 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year James Posey 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Posey 8.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 4.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game James Posey 1.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game James Posey 1.1 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Posey 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Posey 7,419 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds James Posey 4,061 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists James Posey 1,413 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals James Posey 917 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks James Posey 298 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games James Posey 864 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Posey .410 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage James Posey .349 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Posey .820 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Posey 13.7 (2004) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 5.9 (2002) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Posey 2.5 (2002) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game James Posey 1.7 (2004) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Posey 0.5 (2002) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Posey 7.9 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 4.8 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game James Posey 1.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game James Posey 1.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Posey 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Posey 511 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds James Posey 315 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists James Posey 65 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals James Posey 65 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks James Posey 18 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games James Posey 65 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Posey .421 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage James Posey .387 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Posey .831 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Posey 12.5 (2004) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Posey 7.8 (2007) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Posey 1.5 (2007) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Posey 2.3 (2004) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Posey 1.3 (2007) 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.