Yi Jianlian vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Yi Jianlian 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

Yi Jianlian

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yi Jianlian: 2007-08 to 2011-12
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Yi Jianlian 5 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Yi Jianlian 1 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 7.9 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 4.9 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yi Jianlian 2,148 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Yi Jianlian 1,339 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Yi Jianlian 192 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Yi Jianlian 136 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Yi Jianlian 184 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Yi Jianlian 272 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yi Jianlian .404 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Yi Jianlian .333 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yi Jianlian .780 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 12.0 (2010) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 7.2 (2010) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2009) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.7 (2010) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2010) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yi Jianlian 2 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Yi Jianlian 2 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Yi Jianlian 1 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Yi Jianlian 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Yi Jianlian 1 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yi Jianlian .333 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Yi Jianlian .000 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yi Jianlian .000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Yi Jianlian 2.0 (2012) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Yi Jianlian 1.0 (2012) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yi Jianlian 0.0 (2012) 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.