Rick Carlisle vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.