Spencer Haywood vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Gene James 95

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Gene James 2

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.