Jim Ard vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.