Spencer Haywood vs. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Spencer Haywood, 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

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.

Spencer Haywood played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who played 8. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Spencer Haywood 12 4 1970-71 to 1982-83
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 8 2 2012-13 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Season 1970-712012-13
Team Seattle SupersonicsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Spencer Haywood 33 35.2 20.6 - - 12.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 7.9 17.5 .449 - - - 4.8 6.6 .734
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 78 26.0 9.0 1.7 4.2 5.8 1.5 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.1 3.6 7.9 .458 0.0 0.1 .222 1.8 2.4 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Season 1971-722013-14
Team Seattle SupersonicsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 73 43.4 26.2 - - 12.7 2.0 - - - 2.8 9.8 21.3 .461 - - - 6.6 8.0 .819
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 62 24.2 7.2 1.8 3.5 5.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 2.3 2.7 5.7 .473 0.0 0.1 .111 1.8 3.0 .614
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4 22.8 8.5 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 2.0 3.3 3.5 6.8 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.5 .600

Season 3

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Season 1972-732014-15
Team Seattle SupersonicsCharlotte Hornets
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 %
Spencer Haywood 77 42.3 29.2 - - 12.9 2.5 - - - 2.8 11.5 24.3 .476 - - - 6.1 7.3 .839
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 55 28.9 10.9 2.0 5.6 7.6 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.1 4.1 8.8 .465 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.9 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Season 1973-742015-16
Team Seattle SupersonicsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second 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 %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 7 29.3 12.7 1.7 4.7 6.4 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.3 4.7 8.7 .541 0.4 1.0 .429 2.9 4.1 .690
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Season 1974-752016-17
Team Seattle SupersonicsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 81 29.0 9.2 1.9 5.0 7.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.7 2.3 3.6 7.6 .477 0.0 0.1 .111 1.9 2.4 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Season 1975-762017-18
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
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 %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 74 25.0 9.2 1.1 2.9 4.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.9 3.8 7.6 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Season 1976-772018-19
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
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 %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 64 18.4 6.7 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.4 2.5 5.2 .476 0.3 0.7 .340 1.5 1.9 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Season 1977-782019-20
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 25 11.2 2.4 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.5 0.9 2.6 .333 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.6 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 6 9.2 2.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.3 1.5 .222 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 9

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
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 %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
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 %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
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 %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Spencer Haywood Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
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 %
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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------