Spencer Haywood vs. Charles Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles Smith 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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Spencer Haywood:
1970-71 to 1982-83
Charles Smith:
1988-89 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

Spencer Haywood1
Charles Smith0
Spencer Haywood12
Charles Smith9
Spencer Haywood4
Charles Smith5
Spencer Haywood4
Charles Smith0

Honors and Awards

Spencer Haywood2
Charles Smith0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Spencer Haywood4
Charles Smith0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Spencer Haywood 19.2
Charles Smith 14.4

Spencer Haywood 9.3
Charles Smith 5.8

Spencer Haywood 1.8
Charles Smith 1.4

Spencer Haywood 0.6
*
Charles Smith 0.8

Spencer Haywood 1.1
*
Charles Smith 1.4

Totals Stats

Spencer Haywood 14,592
Charles Smith 8,107

Spencer Haywood 7,038
Charles Smith 3,246

Spencer Haywood 1,351
Charles Smith 798

Spencer Haywood 355
*
Charles Smith 462

Spencer Haywood 629
*
Charles Smith 789

Spencer Haywood 760
Charles Smith 564

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Spencer Haywood .465
Charles Smith .475

3-Point Percentage
Spencer Haywood .125
*
Charles Smith .194

Free Throw Percentage
Spencer Haywood .800
Charles Smith .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Spencer Haywood 29.2
(1973)
Charles Smith 21.1
(1990)

Spencer Haywood 13.4
(1974)
Charles Smith 8.2
(1991)

Spencer Haywood 3.2
(1974)
Charles Smith 1.8
(1991)

Spencer Haywood 0.9
(1974)
*
Charles Smith 1.1
(1990)

Spencer Haywood 1.6
(1975)
*
Charles Smith 2.0
(1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Spencer Haywood 13.4
Charles Smith 9.3

Spencer Haywood 5.7
Charles Smith 4.0

Spencer Haywood 1.2
Charles Smith 1.2

Spencer Haywood 0.4
*
Charles Smith 0.7

Spencer Haywood 1.1
*
Charles Smith 1.2

Totals Stats

Spencer Haywood 441
Charles Smith 616

Spencer Haywood 188
Charles Smith 262

Spencer Haywood 41
Charles Smith 77

Spencer Haywood 13
*
Charles Smith 45

Spencer Haywood 36
*
Charles Smith 77

Spencer Haywood 33
Charles Smith 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Spencer Haywood .448
Charles Smith .481

3-Point Percentage
Spencer Haywood .000
*
Charles Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage
Spencer Haywood .789
Charles Smith .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Spencer Haywood 20.0
(1982)
Charles Smith 11.6
(1992)

Spencer Haywood 9.0
(1975)
Charles Smith 5.6
(1992)

Spencer Haywood 2.0
(1978)
Charles Smith 1.8
(1992)

Spencer Haywood 0.8
(1975)
*
Charles Smith 1.2
(1995)

Spencer Haywood 2.0
(1982)
*
Charles Smith 2.4
(1992)

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.