James Donaldson vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) 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.