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Willis Reed
Willis Reed Jr. (The Captain)
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9 Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: June 25, 1942 in Hico, Louisiana
High School: West Side in Lillie, Louisiana
College: Grambling State University
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1982
Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 2nd round (1st pick, 8th overall) of the 1964 NBA draft.
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 22 | NYK | NBA | 80 | 3042 | 629 | 1457 | .432 | 302 | 407 | .742 | 1175 | 133 | 339 | 1560 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 2537 | 438 | 1009 | .434 | 302 | 399 | .757 | 883 | 91 | 323 | 1178 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 78 | 2824 | 635 | 1298 | .489 | 358 | 487 | .735 | 1136 | 126 | 293 | 1628 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 2879 | 659 | 1346 | .490 | 367 | 509 | .721 | 1073 | 159 | 343 | 1685 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 3108 | 704 | 1351 | .521 | 325 | 435 | .747 | 1191 | 190 | 314 | 1733 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 3089 | 702 | 1385 | .507 | 351 | 464 | .756 | 1126 | 161 | 287 | 1755 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 73 | 2855 | 614 | 1330 | .462 | 299 | 381 | .785 | 1003 | 148 | 228 | 1527 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 11 | 363 | 60 | 137 | .438 | 27 | 39 | .692 | 96 | 22 | 30 | 147 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 69 | 1876 | 334 | 705 | .474 | 92 | 124 | .742 | 590 | 126 | 205 | 760 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 19 | 500 | 84 | 184 | .457 | 42 | 53 | .792 | 47 | 94 | 141 | 30 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 210 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 650 | 23073 | 4859 | 10202 | .476 | 2465 | 3298 | .747 | 47 | 94 | 8414 | 1186 | 12 | 21 | 2411 | 12183 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 22 | NYK | NBA | 80 | 38.0 | 7.9 | 18.2 | .432 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .742 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 19.5 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 33.4 | 5.8 | 13.3 | .434 | 4.0 | 5.3 | .757 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 15.5 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 78 | 36.2 | 8.1 | 16.6 | .489 | 4.6 | 6.2 | .735 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 20.9 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 35.5 | 8.1 | 16.6 | .490 | 4.5 | 6.3 | .721 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 20.8 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 37.9 | 8.6 | 16.5 | .521 | 4.0 | 5.3 | .747 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 21.1 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 38.1 | 8.7 | 17.1 | .507 | 4.3 | 5.7 | .756 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 21.7 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 73 | 39.1 | 8.4 | 18.2 | .462 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .785 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 20.9 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 11 | 33.0 | 5.5 | 12.5 | .438 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .692 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 13.4 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 69 | 27.2 | 4.8 | 10.2 | .474 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .742 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 19 | 26.3 | 4.4 | 9.7 | .457 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .792 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 11.1 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 650 | 35.5 | 7.5 | 15.7 | .476 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .747 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 18.7 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 22 | NYK | NBA | 80 | 3042 | 7.4 | 17.2 | .432 | 3.6 | 4.8 | .742 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 18.5 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 2537 | 6.2 | 14.3 | .434 | 4.3 | 5.7 | .757 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 16.7 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 78 | 2824 | 8.1 | 16.5 | .489 | 4.6 | 6.2 | .735 | 14.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 20.8 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 2879 | 8.2 | 16.8 | .490 | 4.6 | 6.4 | .721 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 21.1 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 3108 | 8.2 | 15.6 | .521 | 3.8 | 5.0 | .747 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 20.1 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 3089 | 8.2 | 16.1 | .507 | 4.1 | 5.4 | .756 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 20.5 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 73 | 2855 | 7.7 | 16.8 | .462 | 3.8 | 4.8 | .785 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 19.3 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 11 | 363 | 6.0 | 13.6 | .438 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .692 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 69 | 1876 | 6.4 | 13.5 | .474 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .742 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 19 | 500 | 6.0 | 13.2 | .457 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .792 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 15.1 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 650 | 23073 | 7.6 | 15.9 | .476 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .747 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 19.0 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 22 | NYK | NBA | 80 | 3042 | 17.8 | .477 | .432 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 5.5 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 2537 | 14.4 | .497 | .434 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 78 | 2824 | 19.7 | .538 | .489 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 7.9 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 2879 | 19.5 | .537 | .490 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 10.0 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 3108 | 21.4 | .562 | .521 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 14.7 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 81 | 3089 | 20.3 | .552 | .507 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 73 | 2855 | 19.3 | .510 | .462 | 16.0 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 10.6 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 11 | 363 | 13.7 | .477 | .438 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 69 | 1876 | 15.4 | .500 | .474 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 19 | 500 | 15.9 | .506 | .457 | 9.9 | 19.7 | 14.8 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 93 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | |||
| Career | NBA | 650 | 23073 | 18.6 | .523 | .476 | 9.9 | 19.7 | 15.6 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 93 | 42.6 | 32.4 | 74.9 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1966-67 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 4 | 148 | 43 | 80 | 24 | 25 | 55 | 7 | 19 | 110 | .538 | .960 | 37.0 | 27.5 | 13.8 | 1.8 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 6 | 210 | 53 | 98 | 22 | 30 | 62 | 11 | 24 | 128 | .541 | .733 | 35.0 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | |||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 10 | 429 | 101 | 198 | 55 | 70 | 141 | 19 | 40 | 257 | .510 | .786 | 42.9 | 25.7 | 14.1 | 1.9 | |||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 18 | 732 | 178 | 378 | 70 | 95 | 248 | 51 | 60 | 426 | .471 | .737 | 40.7 | 23.7 | 13.8 | 2.8 | |||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 12 | 504 | 81 | 196 | 26 | 39 | 144 | 27 | 41 | 188 | .413 | .667 | 42.0 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 2.3 | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 17 | 486 | 97 | 208 | 18 | 21 | 129 | 30 | 65 | 212 | .466 | .857 | 28.6 | 12.5 | 7.6 | 1.8 | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 11 | 132 | 17 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 37 | .378 | .600 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 78 | 2641 | 570 | 1203 | 218 | 285 | 4 | 801 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 275 | 1358 | .474 | .765 | 33.9 | 17.4 | 10.3 | 1.9 | ||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 4 | 148 | 25.3 | .604 | .538 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 6 | 210 | 20.1 | .576 | .541 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 10 | 429 | 22.0 | .562 | .510 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 18 | 732 | 20.1 | .507 | .471 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 12 | 504 | 13.5 | .441 | .413 | 13.2 | 7.6 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 17 | 486 | 15.1 | .488 | .466 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 11 | 132 | 5.4 | .392 | .378 | 3.1 | 15.3 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 100 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |||
| Career | NBA | 78 | 2641 | 17.8 | .511 | .474 | 3.1 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 100 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 7.9 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 22 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1967-68 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |||||||
| 1968-69 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1969-70 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 18 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 21 | |||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 16 | .313 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 7 | 4 | 161 | 38 | 84 | .452 | 12 | 16 | .750 | 58 | 7 | 20 | 88 |
College
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1960-61 | 18 | GRAMBLING | 35 | 146 | 239 | 86 | 122 | 312 | 378 | .611 | .705 | 10.8 | 8.9 | ||||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 19 | GRAMBLING | 26 | 189 | 323 | 80 | 102 | 380 | 458 | .585 | .784 | 17.6 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 20 | GRAMBLING | 33 | 282 | 489 | 135 | 177 | 563 | 699 | .577 | .763 | 21.2 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 21 | GRAMBLING | 28 | 301 | 486 | 143 | 199 | 596 | 745 | .619 | .719 | 26.6 | 21.3 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 122 | 918 | 1537 | 444 | 600 | 1851 | 2280 | .597 | .740 | 18.7 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1965 NBA1966 NBA 1967 NBA 1968 NBA 1969 NBA 1970 NBA 1971 NBA |
Awards 1964-65 NBA Rookie of the Year1969-70 NBA All-Star Game MVP 1969-70 NBA Finals MVP 1969-70 NBA MVP 1972-73 NBA Finals MVP |
Honors 1964-65 NBA All-Rookie (1st)1966-67 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1967-68 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1968-69 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1969-70 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1969-70 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1970-71 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1968-69 NBA 0.266 (2)1969-70 NBA 0.664 (1) 1970-71 NBA 0.142 (4) Career 1.073 (28) |
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Games 1964-65 NBA 80 (1)1968-69 NBA 82 (6) |
Minutes Played 1964-65 NBA 3042 (8) |
Field Goals 1964-65 NBA 629 (7)1967-68 NBA 659 (10) 1968-69 NBA 704 (10) 1969-70 NBA 702 (10) |
Field Goal Attempts 1964-65 NBA 1457 (6) |
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Field Goal Pct 1966-67 NBA .489 (5)1968-69 NBA .521 (3) |
Total Rebounds 1964-65 NBA 1175 (5)1965-66 NBA 883 (9) 1966-67 NBA 1136 (6) 1967-68 NBA 1073 (9) 1968-69 NBA 1191 (7) 1969-70 NBA 1126 (5) Career NBA 8414 (50) Career 8414 (59) |
Personal Fouls 1964-65 NBA 339 (2)1965-66 NBA 323 (3) 1966-67 NBA 293 (8) 1967-68 NBA 343 (3) 1968-69 NBA 314 (6) |
Points 1964-65 NBA 1560 (7)1966-67 NBA 1628 (8) |
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Minutes Per Game 1964-65 NBA 38.0 (10)Career NBA 35.5 (71) Career 35.5 (74) |
Points Per Game 1964-65 NBA 19.5 (9)1966-67 NBA 20.9 (9) Career NBA 18.7 (77) Career 18.7 (82) |
Rebounds Per Game 1964-65 NBA 14.7 (5)1965-66 NBA 11.6 (8) 1966-67 NBA 14.6 (6) 1967-68 NBA 13.2 (8) 1968-69 NBA 14.5 (7) 1969-70 NBA 13.9 (6) 1970-71 NBA 13.7 (10) Career NBA 12.9 (11) Career 12.9 (12) |
Player Efficiency Rating 1966-67 NBA 19.7 (6)1967-68 NBA 19.5 (5) 1968-69 NBA 21.4 (4) 1969-70 NBA 20.3 (8) Career NBA 18.6 (100) |
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True Shooting Pct 1966-67 NBA .538 (8)1968-69 NBA .562 (4) |
Effective Field Goal Pct 1966-67 NBA .489 (5)1968-69 NBA .521 (3) |
Offensive Win Shares 1966-67 NBA 6.5 (9)1967-68 NBA 6.5 (9) 1968-69 NBA 9.5 (2) 1969-70 NBA 7.2 (8) |
Defensive Win Shares 1968-69 NBA 5.1 (7)1969-70 NBA 7.5 (1) 1970-71 NBA 6.5 (3) |
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Win Shares 1967-68 NBA 10.0 (10)1968-69 NBA 14.7 (1) 1969-70 NBA 14.6 (3) 1970-71 NBA 10.6 (10) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.998 (37) |
Transactions
May 4, 1964: Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 2nd round (10th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $100,000 |
| 1968-69 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $168,617 |
| 1969-70 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | *$135,284 |
| 1970-71 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $101,950 |
| 1971-72 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | *$200,975 |
| 1972-73 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $300,000 |
| 1973-74 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $300,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $1,306,826 |
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