Mel Davis vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Mel Davis 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

Mel Davis

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Davis 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Davis 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 5.3 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.