Spencer Haywood vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Spencer Haywood that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Spencer Haywood:
1970-71 to 1982-83
Zydrunas Ilgauskas:
1997-98 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

Spencer Haywood1
Zydrunas Ilgauskas0
Spencer Haywood12
Zydrunas Ilgauskas13
Spencer Haywood4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas7
Spencer Haywood4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas2

Honors and Awards

Spencer Haywood2
Zydrunas Ilgauskas0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Spencer Haywood4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Spencer Haywood 19.2
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0

Spencer Haywood 9.3
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3

Spencer Haywood 1.8
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Spencer Haywood 0.6
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5

Spencer Haywood 1.1
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6

Totals Stats

Spencer Haywood 14,592
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976

Spencer Haywood 7,038
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191

Spencer Haywood 1,351
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955

Spencer Haywood 355
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421

Spencer Haywood 629
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327

Spencer Haywood 760
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Spencer Haywood .465
Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476

3-Point Percentage
Spencer Haywood .125
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310

Free Throw Percentage
Spencer Haywood .800
Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Spencer Haywood 29.2
(1973)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2
(2003)

Spencer Haywood 13.4
(1974)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3
(2008)

Spencer Haywood 3.2
(1974)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6
(2007)

Spencer Haywood 0.9
(1974)
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8
(1999)

Spencer Haywood 1.6
(1975)
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5
(2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Spencer Haywood 13.4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2

Spencer Haywood 5.7
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9

Spencer Haywood 1.2
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9

Spencer Haywood 0.4
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3

Spencer Haywood 1.1
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1

Totals Stats

Spencer Haywood 441
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816

Spencer Haywood 188
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555

Spencer Haywood 41
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73

Spencer Haywood 13
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26

Spencer Haywood 36
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85

Spencer Haywood 33
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Spencer Haywood .448
Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477

3-Point Percentage
Spencer Haywood .000
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154

Free Throw Percentage
Spencer Haywood .789
Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Spencer Haywood 20.0
(1982)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3
(1998)

Spencer Haywood 9.0
(1975)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7
(2007)

Spencer Haywood 2.0
(1978)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6
(2008)

Spencer Haywood 0.8
(1975)
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5
(1998)

Spencer Haywood 2.0
(1982)
*
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1
(2006)

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.