Kenneth Faried vs. Willis Reed Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willis Reed and Kenneth Faried, 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.

Kenneth Faried played 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Willis Reed, who played 10. Kenneth Faried had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Kenneth Faried 8 3 2011-12 to 2018-19
Willis Reed 10 7 1964-65 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season 2011-121964-65
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Kenneth Faried 46 22.5 10.2 3.1 4.6 7.7 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.5 3.9 6.7 .586 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.6 .665
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 %
Kenneth Faried 7 27.4 10.4 3.6 6.4 10.0 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.0 2.9 4.6 8.6 .533 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .750
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season 2012-131965-66
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Kenneth Faried 80 28.1 11.5 3.3 5.9 9.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 2.9 4.8 8.6 .552 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.3 .613
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 %
Kenneth Faried 5 29.0 10.2 2.4 6.0 8.4 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 4.4 4.0 6.4 .625 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.0 .733
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season 2013-141966-67
Team 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 %
Kenneth Faried 80 27.2 13.7 3.0 5.6 8.6 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.7 2.4 5.6 10.3 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.9 .650
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season 2014-151967-68
Team 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 %
Kenneth Faried 75 27.8 12.6 3.2 5.7 8.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.8 5.0 9.8 .507 0.0 0.1 .125 2.7 3.8 .691
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season 2015-161968-69
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 %
Kenneth Faried 67 25.3 12.5 3.5 5.2 8.7 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.5 5.2 9.3 .558 0.0 0.0 .500 2.0 3.3 .613
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season 2016-171969-70
Team Denver NuggetsNew 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 %
Kenneth Faried 61 21.2 9.6 3.0 4.6 7.6 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.7 6.8 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.1 .693
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season 2017-181970-71
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Kenneth Faried 32 14.4 5.9 2.1 2.7 4.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.6 2.4 4.6 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .706
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season 2018-191971-72
Team Brooklyn Nets, Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Kenneth Faried 37 19.7 10.4 2.6 4.1 6.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.2 4.2 7.2 .589 0.2 0.7 .320 1.7 2.7 .646
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 %
Kenneth Faried 6 9.3 4.0 0.5 3.0 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.2 .692 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.8 1.0 .833
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season -1972-73
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Playoffs -NBA 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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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

Kenneth Faried Willis Reed
Season -1973-74
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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