James Ray vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Ray 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons James Ray 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played James Ray 2 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games James Ray 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Ray 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP James Ray 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Ray 0 Willis Reed 1

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year James Ray 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 Ray 3.2 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 2.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 0.4 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ray 334 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds James Ray 228 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists James Ray 76 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals James Ray 38 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks James Ray 39 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games James Ray 103 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ray .428 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage James Ray .333 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Ray .629 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ray 3.8 (1983) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 2.8 (1983) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.9 (1983) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.5 (1983) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 0.4 (1983) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Ray 0.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 0.8 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 0.5 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ray 3 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds James Ray 3 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists James Ray 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals James Ray 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks James Ray 2 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games James Ray 4 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ray .167 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage James Ray - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Ray .250 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ray 1.0 (1983) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 1.0 (1983) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.0 (1983) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.0 (1983) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 1.0 (1982) 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.