Priest Lauderdale vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Priest Lauderdale 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

Priest Lauderdale

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Priest Lauderdale: 1996-97 to 1997-98
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Priest Lauderdale 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Priest Lauderdale 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Priest Lauderdale 3.4 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Priest Lauderdale 1.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.1 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.4 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Priest Lauderdale 255 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Priest Lauderdale 143 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Priest Lauderdale 33 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Priest Lauderdale 8 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Priest Lauderdale 26 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Priest Lauderdale 74 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Priest Lauderdale .472 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Priest Lauderdale .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Priest Lauderdale .554 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Priest Lauderdale 3.7 (1998) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Priest Lauderdale 2.6 (1998) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.5 (1998) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.2 (1998) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.4 (1998) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Priest Lauderdale 2 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Priest Lauderdale 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Priest Lauderdale 3 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Priest Lauderdale .000 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Priest Lauderdale - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Priest Lauderdale - Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.7 (1997) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997) 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.