Spencer Haywood vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 David Lee 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * David Lee 625

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * David Lee 329

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 David Lee 189

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 David Lee 43

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * David Lee 14

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * David Lee 8

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * David Lee 0.3 (2017)

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.