Bill Garnett vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

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

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Spencer Haywood 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) 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.