Jim Ard vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Ard 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.