Willis Reed vs. Jason Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Thompson 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 played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jason Thompson, who played 8. Willis Reed had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Jason Thompson had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Jason Thompson 8 1 2008-09 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
Season 1964-652008-09
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Willis Reed 80 38.0 19.5 - - 14.7 1.7 - - - 4.2 7.9 18.2 .432 - - - 3.8 5.1 .742
Jason Thompson 82 28.1 11.1 2.9 4.5 7.4 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.8 3.8 4.3 8.7 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.5 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
Season 1965-662009-10
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
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 %
Willis Reed 76 33.4 15.5 - - 11.6 1.2 - - - 4.3 5.8 13.3 .434 - - - 4.0 5.3 .757
Jason Thompson 75 31.4 12.5 3.0 5.5 8.5 1.7 0.5 1.0 1.9 3.7 4.9 10.5 .472 0.0 0.1 .100 2.6 3.7 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
Season 1966-672010-11
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 %
Willis Reed 78 36.2 20.9 - - 14.6 1.6 - - - 3.8 8.1 16.6 .489 - - - 4.6 6.2 .735
Jason Thompson 75 23.3 8.8 1.9 4.1 6.1 1.2 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.8 3.6 7.1 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.7 .605
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
Season 1967-682011-12
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 %
Willis Reed 81 35.5 20.8 - - 13.2 2.0 - - - 4.2 8.1 16.6 .490 - - - 4.5 6.3 .721
Jason Thompson 64 25.9 9.1 2.6 4.3 6.9 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.3 3.7 6.9 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.8 .602
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
Season 1968-692012-13
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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
Jason Thompson 82 27.9 10.9 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.2 2.8 4.6 9.1 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.5 .694
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
Season 1969-702013-14
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
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 NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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
Jason Thompson 82 24.5 7.1 1.9 4.6 6.4 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.2 3.1 3.1 6.0 .506 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .579
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
Season 1970-712014-15
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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
Jason Thompson 81 24.6 6.1 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 3.0 2.5 5.3 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.8 .622
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
Season 1971-722015-16
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 11 33.0 13.4 - - 8.7 2.0 - - - 2.7 5.5 12.5 .438 - - - 2.5 3.5 .692
Jason Thompson 47 10.0 3.1 0.7 2.2 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.7 1.1 2.3 .481 0.1 0.3 .333 0.8 1.1 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson 10 5.5 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.9 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 9
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
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 %
Willis Reed 69 27.2 11.0 - - 8.6 1.8 - - - 3.0 4.8 10.2 .474 - - - 1.3 1.8 .742
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Willis Reed Jason Thompson
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 %
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------
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