Spencer Haywood vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyrie Irving 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.

Kyrie Irving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Kyrie Irving 13

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Kyrie Irving 6

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Kyrie Irving 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Kyrie Irving 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Kyrie Irving 3

Rookie of The Year Spencer Haywood 0 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Kyrie Irving 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Kyrie Irving 4.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Kyrie Irving 5.7

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Kyrie Irving 17,199

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Kyrie Irving 2,933

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Kyrie Irving 4,134

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Kyrie Irving 956

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Kyrie Irving 314

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Kyrie Irving 729

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Kyrie Irving .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Kyrie Irving 23.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Kyrie Irving 3.7

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Kyrie Irving 4.8

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Kyrie Irving 1.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Kyrie Irving 1,724

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Kyrie Irving 272

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Kyrie Irving 358

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Kyrie Irving 105

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Kyrie Irving 46

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Kyrie Irving 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Kyrie Irving .455

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Kyrie Irving .891

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)

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.