Spencer Haywood vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

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.