Spencer Haywood vs. Josh Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Howard 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.

Josh Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Josh Howard: 2003-04 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Josh Howard 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Josh Howard 10

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Josh Howard 7

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Josh Howard 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Josh Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Josh Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Josh Howard 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Josh Howard 5.7

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Josh Howard 1.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Josh Howard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Josh Howard 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Josh Howard 7,270

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Josh Howard 2,886

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Josh Howard 817

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Josh Howard 530

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Josh Howard 276

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Josh Howard 507

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Josh Howard .448

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Josh Howard .332

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Josh Howard .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Josh Howard 19.9 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Josh Howard 7.0 (2008)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Josh Howard 2.2 (2008)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Josh Howard 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Josh Howard 0.8 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Josh Howard 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Josh Howard 6.9

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Josh Howard 1.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Josh Howard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Josh Howard 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Josh Howard 976

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Josh Howard 458

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Josh Howard 101

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Josh Howard 66

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Josh Howard 39

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Josh Howard 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Josh Howard .440

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Josh Howard .311

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Josh Howard .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Josh Howard 21.3 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Josh Howard 9.8 (2007)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Josh Howard 2.8 (2007)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Josh Howard 2.2 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Josh Howard 1.2 (2004)

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.