Travis Best vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Travis Best 708 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Travis Best 63 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.