Ira Bowman vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Ira Bowman 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

Ira Bowman

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ira Bowman 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) 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.