Spencer Haywood vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Donald Royal 99

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Donald Royal 3

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

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.