Shane Battier vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Spencer Haywood 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.