Spencer Haywood vs. Noah Vonleh Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Noah Vonleh 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 Noah Vonleh, who played 8. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Noah Vonleh had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Noah Vonleh 8 3 2014-15 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1970-712014-15
Team Seattle SupersonicsCharlotte 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 33 35.2 20.6 - - 12.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 7.9 17.5 .449 - - - 4.8 6.6 .734
Noah Vonleh 25 10.4 3.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 .395 0.2 0.5 .385 0.7 1.0 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Spencer Haywood 73 43.4 26.2 - - 12.7 2.0 - - - 2.8 9.8 21.3 .461 - - - 6.6 8.0 .819
Noah Vonleh 78 15.1 3.6 1.2 2.7 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.9 1.5 3.6 .421 0.1 0.6 .239 0.5 0.7 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Noah Vonleh 6 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 77 42.3 29.2 - - 12.9 2.5 - - - 2.8 11.5 24.3 .476 - - - 6.1 7.3 .839
Noah Vonleh 74 17.1 4.4 1.8 3.5 5.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.1 1.8 3.6 .481 0.1 0.3 .350 0.8 1.3 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Noah Vonleh 4 25.0 4.5 2.3 5.0 7.3 2.0 0.3 0.8 1.5 2.8 2.0 4.5 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400

Season 4

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls
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
Noah Vonleh 54 16.2 4.9 1.3 4.5 5.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 4.3 .444 0.4 1.2 .303 0.7 1.1 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew York Knicks
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
Noah Vonleh 68 25.3 8.4 1.7 6.1 7.8 1.9 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.6 3.0 6.5 .470 0.7 2.0 .336 1.6 2.3 .712
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
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1975-762019-20
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Noah Vonleh 36 10.5 3.7 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.6 .565 0.1 0.4 .200 0.7 0.9 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Noah Vonleh 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1976-772020-21
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
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
Noah Vonleh 4 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------

Note: Noah Vonleh didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 8

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1977-782022-23
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
Noah Vonleh 23 7.4 1.1 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 .458 0.0 0.2 .250 0.1 0.1 1.000
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
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1978-79-
Team New York Knicks, New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
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
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------
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
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Spencer Haywood Noah Vonleh
Season 1981-82-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
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
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------
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
Noah Vonleh ------- --- ----------

Season 12

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