Stan Love vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Stan Love 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

Stan Love

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Love 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Stan Love 4 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Stan Love 3 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Stan Love 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stan Love 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Stan Love 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Stan Love 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Stan Love 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Stan Love 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 6.8 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 1,550 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Stan Love 905 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Stan Love 172 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Stan Love 44 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Stan Love 33 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Stan Love 227 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .440 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .751 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 7.9 (1972) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.6 (1972) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.9 (1974) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 (1975) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 1.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.4 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 8 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Stan Love 10 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Stan Love 2 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Stan Love 1 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Stan Love 0 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Stan Love 7 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .300 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .667 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 3.0 (1974) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.5 (1974) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 (1974) * 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.