John Gianelli vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and John Gianelli 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

John Gianelli

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Gianelli 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP John Gianelli 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Gianelli 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team John Gianelli 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year John Gianelli 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 7.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games John Gianelli 541 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games John Gianelli 31 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (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. 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.