Spencer Haywood vs. Larry Hughes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Hughes 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.

Larry Hughes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Larry Hughes: 1998-99 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Larry Hughes 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Larry Hughes 13

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Larry Hughes 5

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Larry Hughes 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Larry Hughes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Larry Hughes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Spencer Haywood 0 Larry Hughes 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 0 Larry Hughes 1

Steals Leader Spencer Haywood 0 * Larry Hughes 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Larry Hughes 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Larry Hughes 4.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Larry Hughes 3.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Larry Hughes 1.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Larry Hughes 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Larry Hughes 10,242

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Larry Hughes 3,039

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Larry Hughes 2,290

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Larry Hughes 1,092

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Larry Hughes 255

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Larry Hughes 727

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Larry Hughes .406

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Larry Hughes .309

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Larry Hughes .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Larry Hughes 22.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Larry Hughes 6.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Larry Hughes 4.7 (2005)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Larry Hughes 2.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Larry Hughes 0.6 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Larry Hughes 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Larry Hughes 4.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Larry Hughes 2.8

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Larry Hughes 1.6

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Larry Hughes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Larry Hughes 617

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Larry Hughes 219

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Larry Hughes 139

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Larry Hughes 80

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Larry Hughes 25

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Larry Hughes 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Larry Hughes .361

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Larry Hughes .287

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Larry Hughes .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Larry Hughes 20.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Larry Hughes 7.1 (2005)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Larry Hughes 4.0 (2006)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Larry Hughes 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Larry Hughes 1.1 (1999)

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.