John Battle vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals John Battle 273 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games John Battle 612 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists John Battle 80 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals John Battle 13 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games John Battle 55 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.