Matt Harpring vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Harpring 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Matt Harpring 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Harpring 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Harpring 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) 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.