Kelly Olynyk vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Kelly Olynyk 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

Kelly Olynyk

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelly Olynyk: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelly Olynyk 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Kelly Olynyk 11 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Kelly Olynyk 5 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Kelly Olynyk 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelly Olynyk 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Kelly Olynyk 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kelly Olynyk 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelly Olynyk 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelly Olynyk 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelly Olynyk 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Kelly Olynyk 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 10.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 5.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 2.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.8 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.5 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Olynyk 7,755 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Kelly Olynyk 3,918 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Kelly Olynyk 1,847 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Kelly Olynyk 598 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Kelly Olynyk 351 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Kelly Olynyk 756 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Olynyk .485 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Kelly Olynyk .369 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Olynyk .798 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 13.5 (2021) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 7.0 (2021) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 4.4 (2024) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.1 (2021) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.6 (2015) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 7.9 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 3.5 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.6 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.6 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.6 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Olynyk 379 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Kelly Olynyk 168 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Kelly Olynyk 77 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Kelly Olynyk 27 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Kelly Olynyk 30 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Kelly Olynyk 48 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Olynyk .483 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Kelly Olynyk .347 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Olynyk .750 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 12.8 (2018) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 4.6 (2020) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 3.8 (2018) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.4 (2018) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.2 (2018) 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.