Rick Adelman vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.