Jonathan Bender vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Jonathan Bender 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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jonathan Bender 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jonathan Bender 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) 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.