Norvel Pelle vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Norvel Pelle 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

Norvel Pelle

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norvel Pelle: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Norvel Pelle 3 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Norvel Pelle 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norvel Pelle 2.1 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Norvel Pelle 2.4 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.1 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norvel Pelle 83 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Norvel Pelle 97 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Norvel Pelle 10 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Norvel Pelle 4 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Norvel Pelle 41 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Norvel Pelle 40 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norvel Pelle .529 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Norvel Pelle .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norvel Pelle .550 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norvel Pelle 2.4 (2020) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Norvel Pelle 3.0 (2020) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.3 (2020) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.1 (2020) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.3 (2020) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Norvel Pelle 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Norvel Pelle 1 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Norvel Pelle 1 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Norvel Pelle 1 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norvel Pelle - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Norvel Pelle - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norvel Pelle - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 (2020) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 (2020) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Norvel Pelle 0.0 (2020) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 (2020) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norvel Pelle 1.0 (2020) 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.