James Bailey vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and James Bailey 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

James Bailey

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Bailey 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games James Bailey 595 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games James Bailey 14 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage James Bailey - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) 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.