Shane Battier vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shane Battier 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Shane Battier 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Shane Battier 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Shane Battier 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.