Willis Reed vs. Foots Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Foots Walker and Willis Reed, 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.

Willis Reed and Foots Walker both played 10 years in the NBA. Willis Reed had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Foots Walker had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Willis Reed	10	7	1964-65 to 1973-74
Foots Walker	10	5	1974-75 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1964-65	1974-75
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
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		%
Willis Reed	80	38.0	19.5	-	-	14.7	1.7	-	-	-	4.2	7.9	18.2	.432	-	-	-	3.8	5.1	.742
Foots Walker	72	14.9	4.2	0.7	1.4	2.0	2.7	1.1	0.1	-	1.8	1.5	3.8	.404	-	-	-	1.1	1.6	.684

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


Season 2
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1965-66	1975-76
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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		%
Willis Reed	76	33.4	15.5	-	-	11.6	1.2	-	-	-	4.3	5.8	13.3	.434	-	-	-	4.0	5.3	.757
Foots Walker	81	15.8	4.6	0.7	1.6	2.2	3.6	1.2	0.1	-	1.7	1.8	4.6	.388	-	-	-	1.0	1.3	.778

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willis Reed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Foots Walker	13	9.6	2.3	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.8	0.5	0.1	-	1.3	0.8	2.1	.407	-	-	-	0.6	0.8	.800


Season 3
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1966-67	1976-77
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Semis	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willis Reed	78	36.2	20.9	-	-	14.6	1.6	-	-	-	3.8	8.1	16.6	.489	-	-	-	4.6	6.2	.735
Foots Walker	62	19.6	6.5	0.9	1.7	2.6	4.1	1.3	0.1	-	2.0	2.5	5.6	.450	-	-	-	1.4	1.9	.774

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willis Reed	4	37.0	27.5	-	-	13.8	1.8	-	-	-	4.8	10.8	20.0	.538	-	-	-	6.0	6.3	.960
Foots Walker	3	31.7	15.7	1.3	2.7	4.0	6.7	1.3	0.3	-	4.0	6.0	12.3	.486	-	-	-	3.7	5.0	.733


Season 4
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1967-68	1977-78
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Semis	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willis Reed	81	35.5	20.8	-	-	13.2	2.0	-	-	-	4.2	8.1	16.6	.490	-	-	-	4.5	6.3	.721
Foots Walker	81	30.8	9.0	0.9	2.7	3.6	5.6	2.2	0.3	2.2	2.7	3.5	7.9	.448	-	-	-	2.0	2.7	.719

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willis Reed	6	35.0	21.3	-	-	10.3	1.8	-	-	-	4.0	8.8	16.3	.541	-	-	-	3.7	5.0	.733
Foots Walker	2	35.0	12.5	2.5	1.0	3.5	5.0	1.5	1.0	3.0	3.5	5.0	13.0	.385	-	-	-	2.5	2.5	1.000


Season 5
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1968-69	1978-79
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Finals	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		%
Willis Reed	82	37.9	21.1	-	-	14.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	8.6	16.5	.521	-	-	-	4.0	5.3	.747
Foots Walker	55	31.9	10.1	1.1	2.5	3.6	5.8	2.4	0.3	2.3	2.8	3.8	8.1	.464	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willis Reed	10	42.9	25.7	-	-	14.1	1.9	-	-	-	4.0	10.1	19.8	.510	-	-	-	5.5	7.0	.786
Foots Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1969-70	1979-80
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Willis Reed	81	38.1	21.7	-	-	13.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.5	8.7	17.1	.507	-	-	-	4.3	5.7	.756
Foots Walker	76	31.9	9.4	1.0	2.8	3.8	8.0	2.0	0.2	2.1	2.7	3.4	7.5	.454	0.0	0.1	.111	2.6	3.2	.802

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


Season 7
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1970-71	1980-81
Team	New York Knicks	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Willis Reed	73	39.1	20.9	-	-	13.7	2.0	-	-	-	3.1	8.4	18.2	.462	-	-	-	4.1	5.2	.785
Foots Walker	41	28.6	5.7	0.5	2.0	2.5	6.2	1.3	0.0	2.1	2.6	1.8	4.1	.426	0.0	0.2	.222	2.1	2.7	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willis Reed	12	42.0	15.7	-	-	12.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.4	6.8	16.3	.413	-	-	-	2.2	3.3	.667
Foots Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1971-72	1981-82
Team	New York Knicks	New Jersey Nets
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		%
Willis Reed	11	33.0	13.4	-	-	8.7	2.0	-	-	-	2.7	5.5	12.5	.438	-	-	-	2.5	3.5	.692
Foots Walker	77	24.2	5.9	0.4	1.5	1.9	5.2	1.6	0.1	1.4	2.3	2.0	4.9	.413	0.0	0.1	.333	1.8	2.5	.727

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


Season 9
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1972-73	1982-83
Team	New York Knicks	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willis Reed	69	27.2	11.0	-	-	8.6	1.8	-	-	-	3.0	4.8	10.2	.474	-	-	-	1.3	1.8	.742
Foots Walker	79	17.6	4.4	0.4	1.3	1.7	3.3	1.0	0.0	1.3	1.7	1.4	3.2	.456	0.0	0.2	.167	1.5	1.9	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willis Reed	17	28.6	12.5	-	-	7.6	1.8	-	-	-	3.8	5.7	12.2	.466	-	-	-	1.1	1.2	.857
Foots Walker	2	18.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	0	5.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.5	1.000


Season 10
	Willis Reed	Foots Walker
Season	1973-74	1983-84
Team	New York Knicks	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 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		%
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
Foots Walker	34	11.1	2.6	0.2	0.7	0.9	2.4	0.6	0.1	0.9	1.1	0.9	2.6	.356	0.1	0.1	.400	0.7	0.8	.889

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Foots Walker	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Willis Reed vs. Foots Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Foots Walker and Willis Reed, 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