Bruce Hale vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Bruce Hale 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

Bruce Hale

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Hale 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Hale 3 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Bruce Hale 2 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Bruce Hale 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bruce Hale 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 9.1 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 * Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.0 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 1,297 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 49 * Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Bruce Hale 424 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Bruce Hale 142 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .333 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .763 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) * Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 6.1 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 * Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.4 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 43 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 0 * Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Bruce Hale 17 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Bruce Hale 7 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .350 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .882 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) * Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.