Earl Gardner vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

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

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Spencer Haywood 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.