Bam Adebayo vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Spencer Haywood 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.0 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,119 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 630 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 237 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 70 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .526 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .767 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 24.0 (2024) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.