Tyus Jones vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Tyus Jones 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

Tyus Jones

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyus Jones: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyus Jones 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Tyus Jones 9 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Tyus Jones 4 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Tyus Jones 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tyus Jones 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Tyus Jones 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tyus Jones 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tyus Jones 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyus Jones 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyus Jones 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Tyus Jones 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 7.4 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.0 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 4,420 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 1,178 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Tyus Jones 2,593 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Tyus Jones 598 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 57 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Tyus Jones 601 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .445 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .367 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .813 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 12.0 (2024) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 (2024) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 7.3 (2024) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.2 (2019) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.3 (2024) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 5.8 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 0.9 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 156 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 73 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Tyus Jones 90 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Tyus Jones 24 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 2 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Tyus Jones 27 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .365 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .314 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .900 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 9.2 (2022) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 (2022) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.5 (2022) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.3 (2023) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.2 (2022) 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.