Rich Manning vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Rich Manning 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

Rich Manning

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Manning: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Rich Manning 2 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Rich Manning 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.3 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.1 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Manning 182 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Rich Manning 94 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Rich Manning 10 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Rich Manning 7 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Rich Manning 8 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Rich Manning 55 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Manning .415 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Rich Manning .400 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Manning .643 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.7 (1996) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.9 (1996) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1996) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1997) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1996) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Manning 9 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Rich Manning 4 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Rich Manning 1 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Rich Manning 0 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Rich Manning 1 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Rich Manning 3 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Manning .222 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Rich Manning - Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Manning .833 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.0 (1997) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.3 (1997) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 (1997) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.0 (1997) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 (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.