Spencer Haywood vs. Tyronn Lue Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyronn Lue and Spencer Haywood, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Spencer Haywood played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Tyronn Lue, who played 11. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Tyronn Lue had his rookie season in 1998-99. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Spencer Haywood 12 4 1970-71 to 1982-83
Tyronn Lue 11 4 1998-99 to 2008-09

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1970-711998-99
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 33 35.2 20.6 - - 12.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 7.9 17.5 .449 - - - 4.8 6.6 .734
Tyronn Lue 15 12.5 5.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.9 1.9 4.3 .431 0.5 1.1 .438 0.8 1.4 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Tyronn Lue 3 11.0 4.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 2.3 5.7 .412 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1971-721999-00
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 73 43.4 26.2 - - 12.7 2.0 - - - 2.8 9.8 21.3 .461 - - - 6.6 8.0 .819
Tyronn Lue 8 18.3 6.0 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.1 2.1 2.4 4.9 .487 0.5 1.0 .500 0.8 1.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Tyronn Lue ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1972-732000-01
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 77 42.3 29.2 - - 12.9 2.5 - - - 2.8 11.5 24.3 .476 - - - 6.1 7.3 .839
Tyronn Lue 38 12.3 3.4 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.4 1.3 3.1 .427 0.3 0.9 .324 0.5 0.6 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Tyronn Lue 15 8.9 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.9 .345 0.3 0.9 .385 0.3 0.3 .800

Season 4

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1973-742001-02
Team Seattle SupersonicsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 75 40.5 23.5 4.2 9.2 13.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 - 2.6 9.3 20.3 .457 - - - 5.0 6.1 .814
Tyronn Lue 71 20.5 7.8 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.5 0.7 0.0 1.4 1.7 3.1 7.3 .427 0.9 2.0 .447 0.7 0.9 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Tyronn Lue ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1974-752002-03
Team Seattle SupersonicsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 68 37.2 22.4 2.9 6.4 9.3 2.0 0.8 1.6 - 2.5 8.9 19.5 .459 - - - 4.5 5.6 .811
Tyronn Lue 75 26.5 8.6 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.6 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.3 7.6 .433 0.8 2.3 .341 1.2 1.4 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 9 37.4 15.7 2.2 6.8 9.0 2.0 0.8 1.2 - 3.2 5.2 14.6 .359 - - - 5.2 6.8 .770
Tyronn Lue ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1975-762003-04
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 78 37.1 19.9 3.0 8.3 11.3 1.2 0.7 1.0 - 3.3 7.8 17.4 .445 - - - 4.3 5.7 .757
Tyronn Lue 76 30.7 10.5 0.3 2.1 2.5 4.2 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.4 4.1 9.4 .433 1.1 2.8 .383 1.3 1.7 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Tyronn Lue ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1976-772004-05
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 31 32.9 16.5 2.5 6.5 9.0 1.6 0.5 0.9 - 2.3 6.5 14.5 .450 - - - 3.5 4.2 .832
Tyronn Lue 70 28.7 11.2 0.2 1.9 2.1 4.6 0.5 0.0 1.5 2.4 4.2 9.3 .451 0.8 2.2 .355 2.0 2.4 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Tyronn Lue ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1977-782005-06
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 67 26.3 13.7 2.1 4.5 6.6 1.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.8 6.1 12.7 .484 - - - 1.4 2.0 .711
Tyronn Lue 51 24.2 11.0 0.3 1.4 1.6 3.1 0.5 0.1 1.5 2.2 3.8 8.2 .459 1.1 2.5 .457 2.3 2.7 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 6 29.5 16.2 3.2 3.8 7.0 2.0 0.3 0.8 1.7 4.0 7.2 14.2 .506 - - - 1.8 1.8 1.000
Tyronn Lue ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1978-792006-07
Team New York Knicks, New Orleans JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 68 34.7 20.9 2.5 5.3 7.8 1.9 0.6 1.2 2.9 3.5 8.8 17.7 .494 - - - 3.4 4.3 .791
Tyronn Lue 56 26.6 11.4 0.3 1.5 1.9 3.6 0.4 0.0 1.5 1.8 3.9 9.4 .416 1.0 2.9 .348 2.6 2.9 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Tyronn Lue ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1979-802007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 76 20.3 9.7 1.7 2.8 4.6 1.2 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 3.8 7.8 .487 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.7 .772
Tyronn Lue 50 14.7 5.8 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.3 5.1 .447 0.8 1.7 .453 0.5 0.6 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 11 13.2 5.7 1.3 1.1 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.5 2.3 4.8 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.5 .813
Tyronn Lue 2 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Spencer Haywood didn't play in 1980-81.

Season 11

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1981-822008-09
Team Washington BulletsMilwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisMagic Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 76 27.4 13.3 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.3 3.3 5.2 10.9 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.4 .842
Tyronn Lue 44 11.8 4.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.2 1.6 3.7 .438 0.6 1.4 .435 0.3 0.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 7 33.0 20.0 2.3 3.3 5.6 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.1 4.0 8.1 16.4 .496 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.0 .743
Tyronn Lue 1 4.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Spencer Haywood Tyronn Lue
Season 1982-83-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood 38 20.4 8.2 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.3 8.2 .401 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .724
Tyronn Lue ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Tyronn Lue ------- --- ----------