Nate Darling vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Nate Darling 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

Nate Darling

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Darling: 2020-21 to 2020-21
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Darling 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Nate Darling 1 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Nate Darling 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Nate Darling 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nate Darling 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Darling 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Darling 1.3 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Nate Darling 0.0 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Darling 9 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Nate Darling 1 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Nate Darling 1 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Nate Darling 0 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Nate Darling 1 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Nate Darling 7 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Darling .286 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Nate Darling .286 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Darling 1.000 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Darling 1.3 (2021) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 (2021) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 (2021) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Nate Darling 0.0 (2021) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 (2021) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Nate Darling 0 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Nate Darling - Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling - 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.