Greg Ballard vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Greg Ballard 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

Greg Ballard

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Ballard: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ballard 1 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Greg Ballard 11 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Greg Ballard 7 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Greg Ballard 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Greg Ballard 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 12.4 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 6.1 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 2.2 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.1 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 9,953 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 4,858 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Greg Ballard 1,733 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Greg Ballard 877 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 256 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 802 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .472 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .338 * Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .787 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 18.8 (1982) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 8.0 (1982) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.7 (1982) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.5 (1981) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 7.4 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 5.0 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 1.6 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 481 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 326 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Greg Ballard 103 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Greg Ballard 51 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 16 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 65 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .433 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .308 * Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .793 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 16.5 (1984) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 9.0 (1982) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 2.0 (1982) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 (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.