Spencer Haywood vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Earl Shannon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.