Steve Hayes vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Steve Hayes 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

Steve Hayes

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hayes: 1981-82 to 1985-86
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Steve Hayes 5 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Steve Hayes 1 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Steve Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.6 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 2.5 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.5 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 545 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 526 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Steve Hayes 85 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Steve Hayes 32 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 102 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Steve Hayes 212 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes .482 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes .000 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes .500 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 4.0 (1982) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 3.6 (1983) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.8 (1982) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.3 (1983) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.6 (1983) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 2 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 1 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Steve Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Steve Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 0 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Steve Hayes 1 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes 1.000 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 (1986) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 (1986) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

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.