Lance Blanks vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Lance Blanks 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

Lance Blanks

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lance Blanks: 1990-91 to 1992-93
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Lance Blanks 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Lance Blanks 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 0.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 0.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lance Blanks 289 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Lance Blanks 110 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Lance Blanks 117 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Lance Blanks 39 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Lance Blanks 8 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Lance Blanks 142 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lance Blanks .436 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Lance Blanks .253 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lance Blanks .667 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.6 (1993) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 1.1 (1993) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 1.2 (1993) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 0.3 (1992) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.1 (1993) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 1.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lance Blanks 2 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Lance Blanks 1 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Lance Blanks 3 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Lance Blanks 3 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Lance Blanks 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Lance Blanks 1 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lance Blanks .500 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Lance Blanks - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lance Blanks - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lance Blanks 2.0 (1992) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Lance Blanks 1.0 (1992) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 (1992) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Lance Blanks 3.0 (1992) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lance Blanks 0.0 (1992) 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.