Jared Butler vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Jared Butler 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

Jared Butler

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jared Butler: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Jared Butler 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Jared Butler 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jared Butler 5.1 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jared Butler 1.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Jared Butler 2.2 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Jared Butler 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jared Butler 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jared Butler 449 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Jared Butler 107 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Jared Butler 197 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Jared Butler 51 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Jared Butler 16 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Jared Butler 88 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jared Butler .453 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Jared Butler .328 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jared Butler .808 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jared Butler 6.3 (2024) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jared Butler 1.5 (2024) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jared Butler 3.2 (2024) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jared Butler 0.8 (2023) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jared Butler 0.2 (2024) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Jared Butler 1.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Jared Butler 1 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Jared Butler 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Jared Butler 1 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jared Butler .000 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Jared Butler - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jared Butler - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 (2022) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jared Butler 1.0 (2022) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 (2022) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 (2022) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jared Butler 0.0 (2022) 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.