Spencer Haywood vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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.