John Lucas III vs. Willis Reed Comparison

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

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lucas III 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP John Lucas III 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team John Lucas III 0 Willis Reed 1

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

All-Defensive 1st Team John Lucas III 0 Willis Reed 1 *

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

Rookie of The Year John Lucas III 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 Lucas III 4.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.1 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (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.