Ron Harper vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ron Harper 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.