Zach Edey vs. Willis Reed Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willis Reed and Zach Edey, 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.
Zach Edey played 1 year in the NBA, 9 less than Willis Reed, who played 10. Zach Edey had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 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 |
| Zach Edey | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Willis Reed | 10 | 7 | 1964-65 to 1973-74 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Willis Reed | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1964-65 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | New York Knicks |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | 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 | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +14 | +16.5 | +10.3 | +6.4 | +0.7 | -1.4 | +4.1 | +11.6 | +.148 | +2.4 | +3.2 | +.033 | ||||||||
| Willis Reed | 80 | 38.0 | 19.5 | - | - | 14.7 | 1.7 | - | - | - | 4.2 | 7.9 | 18.2 | .432 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 5.1 | .742 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| Willis Reed | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Willis Reed played 9 seasons more than Zach Edey 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 Zach Edey, 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 |