Charles Davis vs. Spencer Haywood Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Spencer Haywood and Charles Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Charles Davis played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Spencer Haywood, who played 12. Charles Davis had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Spencer Haywood had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Charles Davis 8 6 1981-82 to 1989-90
Spencer Haywood 12 4 1970-71 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1981-821970-71
Team Washington BulletsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 54 10.6 3.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.6 3.4 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.7 .811
Spencer Haywood 33 35.2 20.6 - - 12.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 7.9 17.5 .449 - - - 4.8 6.6 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 6 8.7 2.7 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 2.8 .412 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1982-831971-72
Team Washington BulletsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 74 15.7 7.6 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.4 7.2 .470 0.0 0.1 .200 0.8 1.2 .629
Spencer Haywood 73 43.4 26.2 - - 12.7 2.0 - - - 2.8 9.8 21.3 .461 - - - 6.6 8.0 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1983-841972-73
Team Washington BulletsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 46 10.2 5.0 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.3 2.2 4.7 .472 0.0 0.2 .111 0.5 0.8 .615
Spencer Haywood 77 42.3 29.2 - - 12.9 2.5 - - - 2.8 11.5 24.3 .476 - - - 6.1 7.3 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 3 5.7 4.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.3 4.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1984-851973-74
Team Washington Bullets, Milwaukee BucksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 61 12.7 5.9 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.9 2.5 5.8 .430 0.0 0.2 .100 0.8 1.0 .823
Spencer Haywood 75 40.5 23.5 4.2 9.2 13.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 - 2.6 9.3 20.3 .457 - - - 5.0 6.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 5 10.2 3.8 1.2 0.8 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.4 1.6 4.0 .400 0.0 0.4 .000 0.6 0.8 .750
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1985-861974-75
Team Milwaukee BucksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 57 15.3 7.7 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.0 3.3 7.0 .474 0.1 0.4 .125 1.1 1.3 .813
Spencer Haywood 68 37.2 22.4 2.9 6.4 9.3 2.0 0.8 1.6 - 2.5 8.9 19.5 .459 - - - 4.5 5.6 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 12 12.1 5.0 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.8 4.8 .362 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 1.7 .900
Spencer Haywood 9 37.4 15.7 2.2 6.8 9.0 2.0 0.8 1.2 - 3.2 5.2 14.6 .359 - - - 5.2 6.8 .770

Note: Charles Davis didn't play in 1986-87.

Season 6

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1987-881975-76
Team Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 21 10.8 5.0 0.8 1.2 2.0 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.4 2.3 5.5 .417 0.0 0.8 .059 0.3 0.5 .700
Spencer Haywood 78 37.1 19.9 3.0 8.3 11.3 1.2 0.7 1.0 - 3.3 7.8 17.4 .445 - - - 4.3 5.7 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1988-891976-77
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 49 11.1 3.8 1.0 1.4 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.7 3.9 .426 0.1 0.3 .267 0.4 0.5 .731
Spencer Haywood 31 32.9 16.5 2.5 6.5 9.0 1.6 0.5 0.9 - 2.3 6.5 14.5 .450 - - - 3.5 4.2 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 17 11.2 2.7 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.7 1.1 2.8 .404 0.1 0.4 .167 0.4 0.5 .778
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1989-901977-78
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 53 8.1 2.5 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.1 3.0 .367 0.1 0.5 .280 0.1 0.2 .875
Spencer Haywood 67 26.3 13.7 2.1 4.5 6.6 1.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.8 6.1 12.7 .484 - - - 1.4 2.0 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis 6 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 .286 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Spencer Haywood 6 29.5 16.2 3.2 3.8 7.0 2.0 0.3 0.8 1.7 4.0 7.2 14.2 .506 - - - 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 9

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season -1978-79
Team -New York Knicks, New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood 68 34.7 20.9 2.5 5.3 7.8 1.9 0.6 1.2 2.9 3.5 8.8 17.7 .494 - - - 3.4 4.3 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season -1979-80
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood 76 20.3 9.7 1.7 2.8 4.6 1.2 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 3.8 7.8 .487 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.7 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood 11 13.2 5.7 1.3 1.1 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.5 2.3 4.8 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.5 .813

Note: Spencer Haywood didn't play in 1980-81.

Season 11

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season -1981-82
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood 76 27.4 13.3 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.3 3.3 5.2 10.9 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.4 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood 7 33.0 20.0 2.3 3.3 5.6 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.1 4.0 8.1 16.4 .496 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.0 .743

Season 12

Charles Davis Spencer Haywood
Season -1982-83
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood 38 20.4 8.2 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.3 8.2 .401 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------