Spencer Haywood vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Nikola Vucevic 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Nikola Vucevic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (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.