Spencer Haywood vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Poythress and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Alex Poythress

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Alex Poythress 13

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Alex Poythress -

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Alex Poythress -

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Alex Poythress -

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Alex Poythress -

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Alex Poythress -

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Alex Poythress -

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Alex Poythress -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Alex Poythress -

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.