Norm Cook vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Norm Cook 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

Norm Cook

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Cook: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Norm Cook 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Norm Cook 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.4 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.1 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.2 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 65 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 30 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Norm Cook 6 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Norm Cook 10 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Norm Cook 3 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Norm Cook 27 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook .373 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook .529 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.5 (1977) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.5 (1978) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.5 (1978) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 (1977) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 (1977) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 4 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Norm Cook 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Norm Cook 1 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook 1.000 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 (1977) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) 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.