Sterling Brown vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Sterling Brown 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

Sterling Brown

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sterling Brown 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 5.3 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (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.