Spencer Haywood vs. Michael Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Smith 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.

Michael Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Michael Smith: 1994-95 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Michael Smith 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Michael Smith 7

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Michael Smith 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Michael Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Michael Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Michael Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Michael Smith 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Michael Smith 7.1

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Michael Smith 1.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Michael Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Michael Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Michael Smith 2,527

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Michael Smith 3,193

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Michael Smith 661

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Michael Smith 361

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Michael Smith 248

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Michael Smith 449

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Michael Smith .538

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Michael Smith .143

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Michael Smith .529

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Michael Smith 6.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Michael Smith 9.5 (1997)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Michael Smith 2.4 (1997)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Michael Smith 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Michael Smith 0.7 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Michael Smith 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Michael Smith 5.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Michael Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Michael Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Michael Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Michael Smith 19

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Michael Smith 22

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Michael Smith 8

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Michael Smith 1

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Michael Smith 2

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Michael Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Michael Smith .583

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Michael Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Michael Smith .455

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Michael Smith 4.8 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Michael Smith 5.5 (1996)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Michael Smith 2.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Michael Smith 0.3 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Michael Smith 0.5 (1996)

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.