John Butler vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and John Butler 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

John Butler

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games John Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists John Butler 11 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals John Butler 7 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks John Butler 9 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games John Butler 19 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game John Butler - Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game John Butler - Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds John Butler - Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists John Butler - Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals John Butler - Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks John Butler - Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games John Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage John Butler - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler - Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game John Butler - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Butler - Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Butler - 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.