Milt Palacio vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Milt Palacio 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

Milt Palacio

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Milt Palacio: 1999-00 to 2005-06
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Milt Palacio 7 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Palacio 4.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio 1.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio 2.5 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio 0.6 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Palacio 2,243 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Milt Palacio 831 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Milt Palacio 1,194 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Milt Palacio 302 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Milt Palacio 58 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Milt Palacio 470 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Palacio .419 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Milt Palacio .235 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Milt Palacio .719 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Palacio 6.2 (2006) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio 2.9 (2003) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio 3.5 (2005) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio 0.9 (2003) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio 0.2 (2003) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Milt Palacio 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Palacio - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Milt Palacio - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Milt Palacio - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio - Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio - 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.