Matt Harpring vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) 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.