Willis Reed vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer and Willis Reed 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

Willis Reed

vs.

Herm Schaefer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Willis Reed 2 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons Willis Reed 10 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played Willis Reed 7 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games Willis Reed 7 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Willis Reed 1 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Finals MVP Willis Reed 2 * Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Willis Reed 1 Herm Schaefer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Willis Reed 5 Herm Schaefer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Willis Reed 1 * Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Willis Reed 1 Herm Schaefer 0

Rookie of The Year Willis Reed 1 Herm Schaefer 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willis Reed 18.7 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 12.9 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 1.8 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.6 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 1.1 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Willis Reed 12,183 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds Willis Reed 8,414 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Willis Reed 1,186 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals Willis Reed 12 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Willis Reed 21 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Willis Reed 650 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willis Reed .476 Herm Schaefer .379

3-Point Percentage Willis Reed - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willis Reed .747 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willis Reed 21.7 (1970) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 14.7 (1965) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 2.3 (1969) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willis Reed 17.4 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 10.3 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 1.9 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.2 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 0.0 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Willis Reed 1,358 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds Willis Reed 801 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Willis Reed 149 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals Willis Reed 2 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Willis Reed 0 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Willis Reed 78 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willis Reed .474 Herm Schaefer .438

3-Point Percentage Willis Reed - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willis Reed .765 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willis Reed 27.5 (1967) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Willis Reed 14.1 (1969) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Willis Reed 2.8 (1970) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.