M.L. Carr vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team M.L. Carr 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Spencer Haywood 0

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Spencer Haywood 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) 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.