Keith Closs vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Keith Closs 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Keith Closs 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - 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.