Spencer Haywood vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Williams 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.

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Jayson Williams 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Jayson Williams 301

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Jayson Williams 3

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)

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.