Spencer Haywood vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash 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.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.