Spencer Haywood vs. Ed Ratleff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Ratleff 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.

Ed Ratleff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Ed Ratleff: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Ed Ratleff 5

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Ed Ratleff 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Ed Ratleff 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Ed Ratleff 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Ed Ratleff 4.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Ed Ratleff 2.7

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Ed Ratleff 1.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Ed Ratleff 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Ed Ratleff 2,813

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Ed Ratleff 1,363

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Ed Ratleff 896

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Ed Ratleff 430

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Ed Ratleff 143

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Ed Ratleff 338

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Ed Ratleff .454

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Ed Ratleff .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Ed Ratleff 11.8 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Ed Ratleff 5.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Ed Ratleff 3.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Ed Ratleff 0.6 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Ed Ratleff 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Ed Ratleff 6.6

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Ed Ratleff 4.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Ed Ratleff 1.8

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Ed Ratleff 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Ed Ratleff 89

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Ed Ratleff 53

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Ed Ratleff 35

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Ed Ratleff 14

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Ed Ratleff 1

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Ed Ratleff 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Ed Ratleff .414

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Ed Ratleff .850

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Ed Ratleff 11.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Ed Ratleff 6.6 (1975)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Ed Ratleff 4.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Ed Ratleff 0.1 (1975)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.