Porter Meriwether vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Porter Meriwether 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Porter Meriwether 0 * Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Porter Meriwether 0 * Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Porter Meriwether 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.