Spencer Haywood vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)

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.