Spencer Haywood vs. Jack Nichols Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Nichols 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.

Jack Nichols

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Jack Nichols 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Jack Nichols 9

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Jack Nichols 7

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Jack Nichols 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Jack Nichols 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Jack Nichols 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Jack Nichols 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Jack Nichols 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Jack Nichols 1.9

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Jack Nichols 5,269

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Jack Nichols 2,793 *

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Jack Nichols 965

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Jack Nichols 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Jack Nichols .368

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Jack Nichols .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Jack Nichols 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Jack Nichols 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Jack Nichols 2.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Jack Nichols 519

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Jack Nichols 209 *

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Jack Nichols 117

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Jack Nichols 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Jack Nichols .389

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Jack Nichols .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.