Lester Conner vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Lester Conner 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

Lester Conner

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lester Conner: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lester Conner 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Lester Conner 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Lester Conner 4 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Lester Conner 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Lester Conner 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Lester Conner 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Lester Conner 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lester Conner 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Lester Conner 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lester Conner 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Lester Conner 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Conner 6.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 2.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 3.9 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 1.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Conner 4,337 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Lester Conner 1,861 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Lester Conner 2,669 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Lester Conner 1,085 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Lester Conner 64 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Lester Conner 687 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Conner .453 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Lester Conner .202 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lester Conner .753 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Conner 11.1 (1984) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 4.3 (1989) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 7.4 (1989) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 2.2 (1989) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.2 (1985) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Conner 2.4 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 0.4 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Conner 31 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Lester Conner 13 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Lester Conner 13 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Lester Conner 5 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Lester Conner 1 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Lester Conner 13 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Conner .667 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Lester Conner 1.000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lester Conner .857 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Conner 4.2 (1993) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 1.4 (1993) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 2.0 (1993) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 (1988) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.2 (1993) 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.