Spencer Haywood vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

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.