Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Spencer Haywood 4

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Spencer Haywood 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.