Tom Boswell vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Tom Boswell 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

Tom Boswell

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boswell: 1975-76 to 1983-84
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boswell 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Tom Boswell 6 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Tom Boswell 4 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Tom Boswell 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Boswell 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Tom Boswell 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Boswell 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Boswell 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Boswell 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 7.7 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 4.7 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.6 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.4 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 2,821 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 1,709 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Tom Boswell 591 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Tom Boswell 142 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 111 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 366 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .533 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell .545 * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .724 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 11.4 (1980) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 6.8 (1979) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 3.1 (1979) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 4.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 2.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.2 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 82 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 54 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Tom Boswell 25 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Tom Boswell 4 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 6 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 20 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .559 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell - * Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .667 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 17.3 (1979) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 9.0 (1979) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 5.3 (1979) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 1.0 (1979) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 1.7 (1979) 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. 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.