Lancaster Gordon vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Lancaster Gordon 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

Lancaster Gordon

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lancaster Gordon: 1984-85 to 1987-88
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lancaster Gordon 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Lancaster Gordon 4 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Lancaster Gordon 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Lancaster Gordon 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Lancaster Gordon 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lancaster Gordon 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon 5.6 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon 1.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon 1.5 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.6 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lancaster Gordon 1,125 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Lancaster Gordon 259 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Lancaster Gordon 294 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Lancaster Gordon 128 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Lancaster Gordon 31 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Lancaster Gordon 201 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lancaster Gordon .391 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Lancaster Gordon .271 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Lancaster Gordon .767 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon 7.5 (1987) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon 1.8 (1987) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon 2.0 (1987) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.9 (1987) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon 0.3 (1988) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Lancaster Gordon 0 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Lancaster Gordon - Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lancaster Gordon - 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.