Bill Bridges vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Spencer Haywood 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

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. 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.