Dick Gibbs vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Dick Gibbs 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

Dick Gibbs

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Gibbs: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Gibbs 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Dick Gibbs 5 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Dick Gibbs 2 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Dick Gibbs 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dick Gibbs 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Gibbs 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 5.2 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.9 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.8 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 1,739 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 624 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 260 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 67 * Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 35 * Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Dick Gibbs 333 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .402 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs .799 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 10.8 (1974) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 3.1 (1974) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.1 (1974) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 1.6 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.3 * Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Gibbs 18 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Dick Gibbs 2 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Dick Gibbs 4 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Dick Gibbs 3 * Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Dick Gibbs 0 * Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Dick Gibbs 11 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Gibbs .368 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Dick Gibbs - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Gibbs 1.000 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Gibbs 2.0 (1976) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.2 (1976) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.4 (1976) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1975) * Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Gibbs 0.0 (1976) * Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.