Howard Carter vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) 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.