Spencer Haywood vs. JaVale McGee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaVale McGee 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.

JaVale McGee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 JaVale McGee 3

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 JaVale McGee 16

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 JaVale McGee 8

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 JaVale McGee 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 JaVale McGee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 JaVale McGee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 JaVale McGee 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 JaVale McGee 5.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * JaVale McGee 0.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * JaVale McGee 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 JaVale McGee 6,907

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 JaVale McGee 4,577

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 JaVale McGee 386

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * JaVale McGee 345

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * JaVale McGee 1,258

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 JaVale McGee 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 JaVale McGee .578

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * JaVale McGee .192

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 JaVale McGee .604

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 JaVale McGee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 JaVale McGee 4.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * JaVale McGee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * JaVale McGee 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 JaVale McGee 416

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 JaVale McGee 295

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 JaVale McGee 30

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * JaVale McGee 21

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * JaVale McGee 74

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 JaVale McGee 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 JaVale McGee .616

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * JaVale McGee .000

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 JaVale McGee .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012)

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.