Gene Banks vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Gene Banks 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

Gene Banks

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Banks: 1981-82 to 1986-87
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Banks 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Gene Banks 6 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Gene Banks 5 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Gene Banks 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gene Banks 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Banks 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 11.3 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.8 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.9 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.9 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 5,305 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 2,718 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Gene Banks 1,335 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Gene Banks 436 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Gene Banks 101 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Gene Banks 468 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .539 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .043 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .730 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 14.9 (1983) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 7.6 (1983) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 3.4 (1983) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.3 (1984) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1984) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 10.8 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.1 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.5 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.6 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 292 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 137 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Gene Banks 67 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Gene Banks 16 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Gene Banks 4 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Gene Banks 27 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .504 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .000 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .596 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 15.9 (1983) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 6.9 (1983) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 4.5 (1983) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.0 (1983) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (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.