Spencer Haywood vs. Randy Wittman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Randy Wittman 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, 3 more than Randy Wittman, who played 9. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Randy Wittman had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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
Randy Wittman 9 6 1983-84 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
Season 1970-711983-84
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 33 35.2 20.6 - - 12.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 7.9 17.5 .449 - - - 4.8 6.6 .734
Randy Wittman 78 13.7 4.5 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.1 2.1 4.1 .503 0.0 0.1 .400 0.4 0.6 .609
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Randy Wittman 5 19.2 8.0 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.0 4.0 7.4 .541 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
Season 1971-721984-85
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
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 73 43.4 26.2 - - 12.7 2.0 - - - 2.8 9.8 21.3 .461 - - - 6.6 8.0 .819
Randy Wittman 41 28.5 9.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.4 4.6 8.6 .531 0.0 0.2 .286 0.7 1.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Randy Wittman ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
Season 1972-731985-86
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 77 42.3 29.2 - - 12.9 2.5 - - - 2.8 11.5 24.3 .476 - - - 6.1 7.3 .839
Randy Wittman 81 34.1 12.9 0.6 1.5 2.1 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.4 1.5 5.8 10.9 .530 0.1 0.2 .313 1.3 1.7 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Randy Wittman 9 38.7 17.8 0.4 2.2 2.7 3.3 1.1 0.1 1.4 1.8 7.9 15.0 .526 0.0 0.2 .000 2.0 2.9 .692

Season 4

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
Season 1973-741986-87
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 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
Randy Wittman 71 28.9 12.7 0.4 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.5 5.6 11.2 .503 0.1 0.2 .333 1.4 1.8 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Randy Wittman 9 33.3 16.4 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.3 0.4 0.4 1.3 2.4 7.4 13.4 .554 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 1.9 .824

Season 5

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
Season 1974-751987-88
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 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
Randy Wittman 82 29.4 10.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.7 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.4 4.6 9.6 .478 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .798
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
Randy Wittman 12 28.7 11.4 0.8 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.6 0.1 1.1 2.0 5.5 10.2 .541 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .714

Season 6

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
Season 1975-761988-89
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
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
Randy Wittman 64 17.5 4.5 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.7 2.0 4.5 .455 0.0 0.1 .500 0.4 0.6 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Randy Wittman ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
Season 1976-771989-90
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 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
Randy Wittman 61 8.9 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.0 .508 0.0 0.0 .500 0.1 0.1 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Randy Wittman 2 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
Season 1977-781990-91
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 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
Randy Wittman 41 8.7 1.8 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.9 .443 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.1 .667
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
Randy Wittman 1 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
Season 1978-791991-92
Team New York Knicks, New Orleans JazzIndiana Pacers
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 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
Randy Wittman 24 4.8 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Randy Wittman ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
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
Randy Wittman ------- --- ----------
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
Randy Wittman ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Spencer Haywood Randy Wittman
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
Randy Wittman ------- --- ----------
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
Randy Wittman ------- --- ----------

Season 12

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