Steve Kerr vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Steve Kerr 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

Steve Kerr

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Kerr 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Steve Kerr 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Kerr 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Kerr 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Kerr 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Kerr 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Kerr 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) 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.