Spencer Haywood vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

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.