Spencer Haywood vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Spencer Haywood that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Spencer Haywood	1
Al Thornton	0

NBA Seasons

Spencer Haywood	12
Al Thornton	4

Playoffs Played

Spencer Haywood	4
Al Thornton	0

All-Star Games

Spencer Haywood	4
Al Thornton	0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team

Spencer Haywood	2
Al Thornton	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Spencer Haywood	4
Al Thornton	0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Spencer Haywood	19.2
Al Thornton	11.9

Rebounds Per Game

Spencer Haywood	9.3
Al Thornton	4.2

Assists Per Game

Spencer Haywood	1.8
Al Thornton	1.2

Steals Per Game

Spencer Haywood	0.6		*
Al Thornton	0.6

Blocks Per Game

Spencer Haywood	1.1		*
Al Thornton	0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points

Spencer Haywood	14,592
Al Thornton	3,527

Total Rebounds

Spencer Haywood	7,038
Al Thornton	1,233

Total Assists

Spencer Haywood	1,351
Al Thornton	353

Total Steals

Spencer Haywood	355		*
Al Thornton	185

Total Blocks

Spencer Haywood	629		*
Al Thornton	152

Total Games

Spencer Haywood	760
Al Thornton	296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Spencer Haywood	.465
Al Thornton	.452

3-Point Percentage

Spencer Haywood	.125		*
Al Thornton	.293

Free Throw Percentage

Spencer Haywood	.800
Al Thornton	.747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Spencer Haywood	29.2		(1973)
Al Thornton	16.8		(2009)

Rebounds Per Game

Spencer Haywood	13.4		(1974)
Al Thornton	5.2		(2009)

Assists Per Game

Spencer Haywood	3.2		(1974)
Al Thornton	1.5		(2009)

Steals Per Game

Spencer Haywood	0.9		(1974)	*
Al Thornton	0.8		(2009)

Blocks Per Game

Spencer Haywood	1.6		(1975)	*
Al Thornton	0.9		(2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Spencer Haywood	13.4
Al Thornton	-

Rebounds Per Game

Spencer Haywood	5.7
Al Thornton	-

Assists Per Game

Spencer Haywood	1.2
Al Thornton	-

Steals Per Game

Spencer Haywood	0.4		*
Al Thornton	-

Blocks Per Game

Spencer Haywood	1.1		*
Al Thornton	-

Totals Stats

Total Points

Spencer Haywood	441
Al Thornton	-

Total Rebounds

Spencer Haywood	188
Al Thornton	-

Total Assists

Spencer Haywood	41
Al Thornton	-

Total Steals

Spencer Haywood	13		*
Al Thornton	-

Total Blocks

Spencer Haywood	36		*
Al Thornton	-

Total Games

Spencer Haywood	33
Al Thornton	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Spencer Haywood	.448
Al Thornton	-

3-Point Percentage

Spencer Haywood	.000		*
Al Thornton	-

Free Throw Percentage

Spencer Haywood	.789
Al Thornton	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Spencer Haywood	20.0		(1982)
Al Thornton	-

Rebounds Per Game

Spencer Haywood	9.0		(1975)
Al Thornton	-

Assists Per Game

Spencer Haywood	2.0		(1978)
Al Thornton	-

Steals Per Game

Spencer Haywood	0.8		(1975)	*
Al Thornton	-

Blocks Per Game

Spencer Haywood	2.0		(1982)	*
Al Thornton	-

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.