Pat Connaughton vs. Willis Reed Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Pat Connaughton played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Willis Reed, who played 10. Pat Connaughton had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Pat Connaughton	Willis Reed
Season	2015-16	1964-65
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers 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		%
Pat Connaughton	34	4.2	1.1	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.4	.265	0.1	0.6	.238	0.1	0.1	1.000
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		%
Pat Connaughton	6	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	.600	0.3	0.5	.667	0.0	0.0	-
Willis Reed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Pat Connaughton	Willis Reed
Season	2016-17	1965-66
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers 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		%
Pat Connaughton	39	8.1	2.5	0.3	1.1	1.3	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.9	1.8	.514	0.4	0.8	.515	0.2	0.2	.778
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		%
Pat Connaughton	3	8.0	2.3	0.3	2.0	2.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	3.0	.222	0.0	2.0	.000	1.0	1.0	1.000
Willis Reed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Pat Connaughton	Willis Reed
Season	2017-18	1966-67
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Pat Connaughton	82	18.1	5.4	0.4	1.5	2.0	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.5	2.0	4.8	.423	0.9	2.6	.352	0.5	0.5	.841
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		%
Pat Connaughton	4	14.8	4.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.3	1.5	3.8	.400	0.5	2.5	.200	0.5	0.5	1.000
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
	Pat Connaughton	Willis Reed
Season	2018-19	1967-68
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Pat Connaughton	61	20.7	6.9	1.0	3.2	4.2	2.0	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.3	2.7	5.7	.466	1.1	3.3	.330	0.5	0.7	.725
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		%
Pat Connaughton	15	21.6	6.2	0.7	5.5	6.2	1.4	0.4	0.9	0.6	0.9	2.5	5.1	.481	1.0	2.8	.357	0.3	0.5	.500
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
	Pat Connaughton	Willis Reed
Season	2019-20	1968-69
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Pat Connaughton	67	18.6	5.4	0.9	3.3	4.2	1.6	0.4	0.5	0.8	1.0	2.0	4.5	.455	0.8	2.5	.331	0.5	0.6	.775
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		%
Pat Connaughton	10	17.1	4.0	0.5	3.4	3.9	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.2	1.5	3.5	.429	0.8	2.3	.348	0.2	0.2	1.000
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
	Pat Connaughton	Willis Reed
Season	2020-21	1969-70
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	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	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		%
Pat Connaughton	69	22.8	6.8	0.9	3.9	4.8	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.5	1.4	2.4	5.6	.434	1.5	3.9	.371	0.4	0.6	.775
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		%
Pat Connaughton	23	23.7	6.9	1.3	3.1	4.4	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.5	1.7	2.4	5.2	.462	1.6	4.1	.389	0.5	0.6	.846
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
	Pat Connaughton	Willis Reed
Season	2021-22	1970-71
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Pat Connaughton	65	26.0	9.9	0.7	3.5	4.2	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.5	1.3	3.5	7.6	.458	2.2	5.7	.395	0.7	0.8	.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		%
Pat Connaughton	12	26.5	9.5	0.3	4.0	4.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.6	1.2	3.5	7.3	.477	2.1	5.3	.391	0.4	0.4	1.000
Willis Reed	12	42.0	15.7	-	-	12.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.4	6.8	16.3	.413	-	-	-	2.2	3.3	.667

Season 9
	Pat Connaughton	Willis Reed
Season	2023-24	1972-73
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Pat Connaughton	76	22.1	5.6	0.7	2.5	3.1	2.1	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.3	2.0	4.6	.435	1.1	3.1	.345	0.6	0.8	.759
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		%
Pat Connaughton	6	20.7	4.5	0.5	3.3	3.8	2.2	1.0	0.2	0.5	1.0	1.8	4.2	.440	0.5	1.8	.273	0.3	0.3	1.000
Willis Reed	17	28.6	12.5	-	-	7.6	1.8	-	-	-	3.8	5.7	12.2	.466	-	-	-	1.1	1.2	.857