RJ Barrett vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (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.