Kyle Kuzma vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kyle Kuzma 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Kyle Kuzma 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Kyle Kuzma 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.