Tom Burleson vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Spencer Haywood 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.