Gary Grant vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Gary Grant 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

Gary Grant

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Grant: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Grant 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Gary Grant 13 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Gary Grant 5 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Gary Grant 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Grant 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Grant 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Grant 7.9 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 2.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 5.5 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 1.5 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Grant 4,368 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Gary Grant 1,283 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Gary Grant 3,013 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Gary Grant 821 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Gary Grant 69 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Gary Grant 552 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Grant .450 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Gary Grant .278 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Grant .776 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Grant 13.1 (1990) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 4.4 (1990) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 10.0 (1990) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 2.5 (1990) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.2 (1992) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Grant 3.2 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 0.8 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 2.9 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 0.5 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Grant 55 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Gary Grant 14 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Gary Grant 49 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Gary Grant 8 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Gary Grant 3 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Gary Grant 17 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Grant .364 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Gary Grant .333 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Grant .667 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Grant 6.0 (1996) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 3.0 (1996) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 4.6 (1993) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 1.0 (1996) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.4 (1992) 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.