Willis Reed vs. Zaccharie Risacher Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zaccharie Risacher 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.
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, 9 more than Zaccharie Risacher, who played 1. Willis Reed had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Zaccharie Risacher had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 achievements, 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 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Willis Reed | Zaccharie Risacher | |
| Season | 1964-65 | 2024-25 |
| Team | New York Knicks | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +5 | +13.4 | +6.9 | +11.1 | +0.5 | -2.2 | +3.1 | +7.8 | +.026 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +.031 | ||||||||
| Zaccharie Risacher | 75 | 24.6 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 10.4 | .458 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .355 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .711 |
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| * Neiher Willis Reed nor Zaccharie Risacher played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Willis Reed played 9 seasons more than Zaccharie Risacher in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 10, from 1966 to 1974—Willis Reed played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Zaccharie Risacher, Willis Reed got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 1 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 6 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |