Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006) 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.