Nigel Hayes vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Nigel Hayes 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

Nigel Hayes

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nigel Hayes: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nigel Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Nigel Hayes 1 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Nigel Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Nigel Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nigel Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nigel Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes 3.0 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes 2.4 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.7 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nigel Hayes 27 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Nigel Hayes 22 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Nigel Hayes 6 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Nigel Hayes 2 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Nigel Hayes 3 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Nigel Hayes 9 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nigel Hayes .333 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Nigel Hayes .250 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Nigel Hayes .333 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes 3.0 (2018) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes 2.4 (2018) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.7 (2018) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.2 (2018) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.3 (2018) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Nigel Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes - Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes - 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.