Spencer Haywood vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Tom Patterson - *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.