Pau Gasol vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pau Gasol 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Pau Gasol 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Pau Gasol 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Pau Gasol 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (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.