Mikal Bridges vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mikal Bridges 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Spencer Haywood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Spencer Haywood 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) 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.