Sam Cassell vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Cassell 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Sam Cassell 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Cassell 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Cassell 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.