Kenny Payne vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Kenny Payne 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

Kenny Payne

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Kenny Payne 4 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Kenny Payne 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 3.5 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 508 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 170 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Kenny Payne 61 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Kenny Payne 38 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 22 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Kenny Payne 144 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .410 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .293 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne .859 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 6 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 2 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Kenny Payne 3 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .400 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne 1.000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) 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.