LeRon Ellis vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and LeRon Ellis 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

LeRon Ellis

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeRon Ellis: 1991-92 to 1995-96
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons LeRon Ellis 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played LeRon Ellis 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRon Ellis 3.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game LeRon Ellis 2.4 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.4 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRon Ellis 277 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds LeRon Ellis 220 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists LeRon Ellis 29 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals LeRon Ellis 25 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks LeRon Ellis 37 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games LeRon Ellis 91 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRon Ellis .433 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage LeRon Ellis - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeRon Ellis .613 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRon Ellis 4.4 (1994) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game LeRon Ellis 3.8 (1994) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.5 (1994) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.3 (1994) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.5 (1994) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks LeRon Ellis 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games LeRon Ellis 1 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRon Ellis - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage LeRon Ellis - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeRon Ellis - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 (1992) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 (1992) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 (1992) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game LeRon Ellis 0.0 (1992) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LeRon Ellis 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.