Spencer Haywood vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 James Young 2

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 James Young 96

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 James Young 28

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * James Young 24

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * James Young 5

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 James Young 7

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 James Young 3

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * James Young 0

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * James Young 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * James Young 0.0 (2017)

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.