Sam Cassell vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.