Caron Butler vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Caron Butler that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Caron Butler

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caron Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caron Butler 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Caron Butler 14 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Caron Butler 7 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Caron Butler 2 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Caron Butler 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Caron Butler 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Caron Butler 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Caron Butler 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Caron Butler 0 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 14.1 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 2.3 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 12,430 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 4,387 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Caron Butler 2,007 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Caron Butler 1,163 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Caron Butler 216 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Caron Butler 881 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .434 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .348 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .847 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 20.8 (2009) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 7.4 (2007) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 4.9 (2008) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2008) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 (2003) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 11.7 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.3 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 1.6 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.1 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 758 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 346 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Caron Butler 103 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Caron Butler 73 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Caron Butler 23 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Caron Butler 65 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .399 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .286 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .838 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 19.7 (2010) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 10.5 (2006) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 3.8 (2008) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2004) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.8 (2010) Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.