Spencer Haywood vs. Greg Ostertag Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Ostertag 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.

Greg Ostertag

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Greg Ostertag: 1995-96 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Greg Ostertag 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Greg Ostertag 11

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Greg Ostertag 9

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Greg Ostertag 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Greg Ostertag 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Greg Ostertag 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Greg Ostertag 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Greg Ostertag 5.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Greg Ostertag 0.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Greg Ostertag 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Greg Ostertag 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Greg Ostertag 3,512

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Greg Ostertag 4,145

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Greg Ostertag 443

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Greg Ostertag 189

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Greg Ostertag 1,293

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Greg Ostertag 756

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Greg Ostertag .486

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Greg Ostertag .100

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Greg Ostertag .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Greg Ostertag 7.3 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Greg Ostertag 7.4 (2004)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Greg Ostertag 1.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Greg Ostertag 0.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Greg Ostertag 2.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Greg Ostertag 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Greg Ostertag 5.4

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Greg Ostertag 0.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Greg Ostertag 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Greg Ostertag 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Greg Ostertag 372

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Greg Ostertag 482

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Greg Ostertag 31

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Greg Ostertag 29

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Greg Ostertag 165

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Greg Ostertag 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Greg Ostertag .465

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Greg Ostertag -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Greg Ostertag .573

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Greg Ostertag 9.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Greg Ostertag 8.6 (2003)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Greg Ostertag 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Greg Ostertag 0.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Greg Ostertag 2.4 (1997)

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.