Willis Reed vs. Sidney Wicks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sidney Wicks 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 Sidney Wicks both played 10 years in the NBA. Willis Reed had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Sidney Wicks had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Sidney Wicks 10 1 1971-72 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1964-651971-72
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Sidney Wicks 82 39.6 24.5 - - 11.5 4.3 - - - 2.3 9.6 22.4 .427 - - - 5.4 7.6 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1965-661972-73
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Sidney Wicks 80 39.4 23.8 - - 10.9 5.5 - - - 3.2 9.5 21.1 .452 - - - 4.8 6.6 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1966-671973-74
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Sidney Wicks 75 38.0 22.5 2.6 6.5 9.1 4.3 1.2 0.8 - 2.9 9.1 19.9 .459 - - - 4.2 5.5 .762
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1967-681974-75
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Sidney Wicks 82 38.6 21.7 2.8 7.9 10.7 3.5 1.3 1.0 - 3.5 8.4 17.0 .497 - - - 4.8 6.8 .706
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1968-691975-76
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
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
Sidney Wicks 79 38.5 19.1 3.1 5.9 9.0 3.1 1.0 0.7 - 3.2 7.3 15.2 .483 - - - 4.4 6.5 .674
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1969-701976-77
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
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 ChampionCeltics 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 81 38.1 21.7 - - 13.9 2.0 - - - 3.5 8.7 17.1 .507 - - - 4.3 5.7 .756
Sidney Wicks 82 32.2 15.1 3.3 6.8 10.0 2.1 0.8 0.7 - 4.0 5.7 12.3 .458 - - - 3.8 5.7 .668
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
Sidney Wicks 9 29.0 13.1 2.9 6.3 9.2 1.8 1.4 0.3 - 4.1 4.7 9.0 .519 - - - 3.8 5.2 .723

Season 7
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1970-711977-78
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
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
Sidney Wicks 81 29.8 13.4 2.8 5.6 8.3 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.8 3.9 5.3 11.4 .467 - - - 2.7 4.1 .660
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1971-721978-79
Team New York KnicksSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
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 11 33.0 13.4 - - 8.7 2.0 - - - 2.7 5.5 12.5 .438 - - - 2.5 3.5 .692
Sidney Wicks 79 25.6 9.8 2.0 3.1 5.1 1.6 0.9 0.5 2.3 3.5 3.9 8.6 .462 - - - 1.9 2.9 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willis Reed ------- --- ----------
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1972-731979-80
Team New York KnicksSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
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 69 27.2 11.0 - - 8.6 1.8 - - - 3.0 4.8 10.2 .474 - - - 1.3 1.8 .742
Sidney Wicks 71 30.2 7.1 1.9 3.8 5.8 3.0 1.1 0.7 2.4 3.4 3.0 7.0 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.1 .546
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Willis Reed Sidney Wicks
Season 1973-741980-81
Team New York KnicksSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
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 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
Sidney Wicks 49 22.1 6.7 1.6 2.9 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.9 3.4 2.6 5.8 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 3.1 .507
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
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
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