Darwin Cook vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Darwin Cook 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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Darwin Cook 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) 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.