Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.