Rasual Butler vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Rasual Butler 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

Rasual Butler

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rasual Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Rasual Butler 13 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Rasual Butler 6 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Rasual Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rasual Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 7.5 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 2.4 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.5 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 6,092 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 1,934 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Rasual Butler 658 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Rasual Butler 288 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 408 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 809 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .403 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .362 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .747 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 3.5 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 1.2 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 152 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 52 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Rasual Butler 12 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Rasual Butler 4 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 6 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 43 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .407 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .417 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .857 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009) 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.