Nemanja Bjelica vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Nemanja Bjelica 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

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021) 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.