Earl Cureton vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.