Spencer Haywood vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 James Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 James Ray 228

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 James Ray 76

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * James Ray 38

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * James Ray 39

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 James Ray 3

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 James Ray 0

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * James Ray 0

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * James Ray 2

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * James Ray 1.0 (1982)

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.