Spencer Haywood vs. D.J. Mbenga Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D.J. Mbenga 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.

D.J. Mbenga

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
D.J. Mbenga: 2004-05 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 D.J. Mbenga 2

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 D.J. Mbenga 7

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 D.J. Mbenga 5

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 D.J. Mbenga 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 D.J. Mbenga 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 D.J. Mbenga 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 D.J. Mbenga 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 D.J. Mbenga 1.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 D.J. Mbenga 0.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * D.J. Mbenga 0.2

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * D.J. Mbenga 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 D.J. Mbenga 414

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 D.J. Mbenga 351

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 D.J. Mbenga 41

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * D.J. Mbenga 37

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * D.J. Mbenga 141

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 D.J. Mbenga 234

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 D.J. Mbenga .470

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * D.J. Mbenga .000

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 D.J. Mbenga .607

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) D.J. Mbenga 2.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) D.J. Mbenga 2.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2009)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * D.J. Mbenga 1.0 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 D.J. Mbenga 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 D.J. Mbenga 1.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 D.J. Mbenga 0.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * D.J. Mbenga 0.1

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * D.J. Mbenga 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 D.J. Mbenga 26

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 D.J. Mbenga 30

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 D.J. Mbenga 2

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * D.J. Mbenga 4

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * D.J. Mbenga 7

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 D.J. Mbenga 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 D.J. Mbenga .440

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * D.J. Mbenga -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 D.J. Mbenga .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) D.J. Mbenga 1.7 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) D.J. Mbenga 1.7 (2010)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) D.J. Mbenga 0.3 (2010)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * D.J. Mbenga 0.4 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * D.J. Mbenga 0.6 (2011)

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.