JaVale McGee vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP JaVale McGee 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP JaVale McGee 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team JaVale McGee 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team JaVale McGee 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year JaVale McGee 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.