Greg Anderson vs. Willis Reed Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willis Reed and Greg Anderson, 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.

Greg Anderson and Willis Reed both played 10 years in the NBA. Greg Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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
Greg Anderson 10 5 1987-88 to 1997-98
Willis Reed 10 7 1964-65 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1987-881964-65
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 24.2 11.7 2.0 4.3 6.3 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.7 2.8 4.6 9.2 .501 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 4.0 .604
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 %
Greg Anderson 3 31.7 12.7 2.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 3.3 3.3 5.7 12.0 .472 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.0 .444
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1988-891965-66
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 29.3 13.7 3.1 5.1 8.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.7 5.6 11.1 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 4.9 .514
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1989-901966-67
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Greg Anderson 60 21.5 8.8 1.9 4.4 6.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.9 3.7 7.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .535
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 %
Greg Anderson 4 25.3 8.3 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 4.8 3.3 4.8 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.5 .500
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

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1990-911967-68
Team Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Greg Anderson 68 13.6 4.3 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.1 1.7 4.0 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .522
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Willis Reed 6 35.0 21.3 - - 10.3 1.8 - - - 4.0 8.8 16.3 .541 - - - 3.7 5.0 .733

Season 5

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1991-921968-69
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 34.1 11.5 4.1 7.4 11.5 1.0 1.1 0.8 2.5 3.2 4.7 10.4 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.3 .623
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Willis Reed 10 42.9 25.7 - - 14.1 1.9 - - - 4.0 10.1 19.8 .510 - - - 5.5 7.0 .786

Note: Greg Anderson didn't play in 1992-93.

Season 6

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1993-941969-70
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 %
Greg Anderson 77 21.1 6.4 2.4 5.0 7.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.2 3.0 2.6 4.8 .543 0.0 0.0 .333 1.1 2.0 .571
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1994-951970-71
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Greg Anderson 51 12.2 2.9 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 1.1 2.0 .548 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .479
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 %
Greg Anderson 3 13.0 1.7 0.3 4.0 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
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

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1995-961971-72
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 46 7.5 1.2 0.6 1.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.0 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.5 .240
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 %
Greg Anderson 6 5.7 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1996-971972-73
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 20.2 3.9 1.9 3.5 5.5 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.7 1.6 3.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .667
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Anderson Willis Reed
Season 1997-981973-74
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Greg Anderson 50 8.0 1.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.7 1.6 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.8 .390
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 %
Greg Anderson 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .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