Jim Burns vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

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

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 Spencer Haywood 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Jim Burns 3 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 Spencer Haywood .465

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Jim Burns 0 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood .448

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.