Aaron Brooks vs. Willis Reed Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willis Reed and Aaron Brooks, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Aaron Brooks and Willis Reed both played 10 years in the NBA. Aaron Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Willis Reed had his rookie season in 1964-65. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Aaron Brooks	10	6	2007-08 to 2017-18
Willis Reed	10	7	1964-65 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2007-08	1964-65
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	51	11.9	5.2	0.3	0.8	1.1	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.4	1.8	4.4	.413	0.7	2.1	.330	0.8	1.0	.857
Willis Reed	80	38.0	19.5	-	-	14.7	1.7	-	-	-	4.2	7.9	18.2	.432	-	-	-	3.8	5.1	.742

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	6	8.3	4.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.8	1.3	4.2	.320	0.0	1.7	.000	1.5	1.8	.818
Willis Reed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2008-09	1965-66
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	80	25.0	11.2	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.0	0.6	0.1	1.6	1.9	4.0	9.8	.404	1.4	3.9	.366	1.9	2.2	.866
Willis Reed	76	33.4	15.5	-	-	11.6	1.2	-	-	-	4.3	5.8	13.3	.434	-	-	-	4.0	5.3	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	13	34.2	16.8	0.3	2.3	2.6	3.4	0.4	0.2	2.2	2.2	5.9	13.1	.453	2.1	4.9	.422	2.8	3.5	.804
Willis Reed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2009-10	1966-67
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Most Improved Player	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	82	35.6	19.6	0.7	2.0	2.6	5.3	0.8	0.2	2.8	2.4	7.0	16.2	.432	2.5	6.4	.398	3.0	3.6	.822
Willis Reed	78	36.2	20.9	-	-	14.6	1.6	-	-	-	3.8	8.1	16.6	.489	-	-	-	4.6	6.2	.735

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Willis Reed	4	37.0	27.5	-	-	13.8	1.8	-	-	-	4.8	10.8	20.0	.538	-	-	-	6.0	6.3	.960


Season 4
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2010-11	1967-68
Team	Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	59	21.8	10.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	3.9	0.6	0.1	1.7	1.9	3.7	9.9	.375	1.2	4.0	.297	2.1	2.4	.886
Willis Reed	81	35.5	20.8	-	-	13.2	2.0	-	-	-	4.2	8.1	16.6	.490	-	-	-	4.5	6.3	.721

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Willis Reed	6	35.0	21.3	-	-	10.3	1.8	-	-	-	4.0	8.8	16.3	.541	-	-	-	3.7	5.0	.733

Note: Aaron Brooks didn't play in 2011-12.


Season 5
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2012-13	1968-69
Team	Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	53	18.8	7.1	0.2	1.3	1.5	2.2	0.6	0.2	1.3	1.8	2.7	6.0	.453	0.9	2.5	.373	0.8	1.0	.769
Willis Reed	82	37.9	21.1	-	-	14.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	8.6	16.5	.521	-	-	-	4.0	5.3	.747

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	6	11.2	5.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.5	2.2	5.7	.382	0.2	1.5	.111	0.5	0.8	.600
Willis Reed	10	42.9	25.7	-	-	14.1	1.9	-	-	-	4.0	10.1	19.8	.510	-	-	-	5.5	7.0	.786


Season 6
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2013-14	1969-70
Team	Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	72	21.6	9.0	0.6	1.3	1.9	3.2	0.7	0.2	1.6	2.0	3.2	8.1	.401	1.3	3.4	.387	1.2	1.3	.874
Willis Reed	81	38.1	21.7	-	-	13.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.5	8.7	17.1	.507	-	-	-	4.3	5.7	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Willis Reed	18	40.7	23.7	-	-	13.8	2.8	-	-	-	3.3	9.9	21.0	.471	-	-	-	3.9	5.3	.737


Season 7
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2014-15	1970-71
Team	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	82	23.0	11.6	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.2	0.7	0.2	1.9	2.3	4.2	10.0	.421	1.5	3.8	.387	1.8	2.1	.833
Willis Reed	73	39.1	20.9	-	-	13.7	2.0	-	-	-	3.1	8.4	18.2	.462	-	-	-	4.1	5.2	.785

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	12	11.0	4.5	0.3	1.3	1.5	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.8	1.3	1.8	5.1	.344	0.7	2.2	.308	0.3	0.6	.571
Willis Reed	12	42.0	15.7	-	-	12.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.4	6.8	16.3	.413	-	-	-	2.2	3.3	.667


Season 8
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2015-16	1971-72
Team	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	69	16.1	7.1	0.3	1.2	1.5	2.6	0.4	0.1	1.2	1.9	2.7	6.8	.401	1.0	2.7	.357	0.7	0.9	.766
Willis Reed	11	33.0	13.4	-	-	8.7	2.0	-	-	-	2.7	5.5	12.5	.438	-	-	-	2.5	3.5	.692

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Willis Reed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2016-17	1972-73
Team	Indiana Pacers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	65	13.8	5.0	0.3	0.8	1.1	1.9	0.4	0.1	1.0	1.4	1.9	4.6	.403	0.7	2.0	.375	0.5	0.6	.800
Willis Reed	69	27.2	11.0	-	-	8.6	1.8	-	-	-	3.0	4.8	10.2	.474	-	-	-	1.3	1.8	.742

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	1	7.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	.667	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-
Willis Reed	17	28.6	12.5	-	-	7.6	1.8	-	-	-	3.8	5.7	12.2	.466	-	-	-	1.1	1.2	.857


Season 10
	Aaron Brooks	Willis Reed
Season	2017-18	1973-74
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	32	5.9	2.3	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.9	0.9	2.2	.406	0.3	1.0	.355	0.3	0.3	.727
Willis Reed	19	26.3	11.1	2.5	4.9	7.4	1.6	0.6	1.1	-	2.6	4.4	9.7	.457	-	-	-	2.2	2.8	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Aaron Brooks	2	1.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	.667	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	1.0	.000
Willis Reed	11	12.0	3.4	0.4	1.6	2.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	-	2.4	1.5	4.1	.378	-	-	-	0.3	0.5	.600

Aaron Brooks vs. Willis Reed Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willis Reed and Aaron Brooks, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10