Rick Brunson vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

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

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Spencer Haywood 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.