Michael Carter-Williams vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Michael Carter-Williams 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

Michael Carter-Williams

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M. Carter-Williams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M. Carter-Williams 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons M. Carter-Williams 9 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played M. Carter-Williams 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games M. Carter-Williams 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP M. Carter-Williams 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP M. Carter-Williams 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team M. Carter-Williams 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M. Carter-Williams 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team M. Carter-Williams 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M. Carter-Williams 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year M. Carter-Williams 1 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Carter-Williams 10.2 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game M. Carter-Williams 4.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game M. Carter-Williams 4.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game M. Carter-Williams 1.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game M. Carter-Williams 0.5 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Carter-Williams 4,040 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds M. Carter-Williams 1,718 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists M. Carter-Williams 1,708 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals M. Carter-Williams 498 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks M. Carter-Williams 215 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games M. Carter-Williams 395 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Carter-Williams .402 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage M. Carter-Williams .256 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M. Carter-Williams .705 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Carter-Williams 16.7 (2014) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game M. Carter-Williams 6.2 (2014) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game M. Carter-Williams 6.7 (2015) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game M. Carter-Williams 1.9 (2014) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game M. Carter-Williams 0.8 (2016) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Carter-Williams 7.5 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game M. Carter-Williams 3.2 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game M. Carter-Williams 2.9 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game M. Carter-Williams 0.8 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game M. Carter-Williams 0.4 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Carter-Williams 120 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds M. Carter-Williams 51 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists M. Carter-Williams 47 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals M. Carter-Williams 12 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks M. Carter-Williams 7 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games M. Carter-Williams 16 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Carter-Williams .411 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage M. Carter-Williams .143 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M. Carter-Williams .667 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Carter-Williams 12.2 (2015) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game M. Carter-Williams 4.5 (2015) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game M. Carter-Williams 4.8 (2015) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game M. Carter-Williams 1.2 (2015) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game M. Carter-Williams 1.0 (2015) 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.