Karl Malone vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Karl Malone 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Karl Malone 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.