Spencer Haywood vs. Jeff Nordgaard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Nordgaard 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.

Jeff Nordgaard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jeff Nordgaard: 1997-98 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Jeff Nordgaard 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Jeff Nordgaard 1

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Jeff Nordgaard 0

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Jeff Nordgaard 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Jeff Nordgaard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Jeff Nordgaard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Jeff Nordgaard 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Jeff Nordgaard 1.1

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Jeff Nordgaard 0.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Jeff Nordgaard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jeff Nordgaard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Jeff Nordgaard 18

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Jeff Nordgaard 14

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Jeff Nordgaard 3

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Jeff Nordgaard 2

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Jeff Nordgaard 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Jeff Nordgaard 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Jeff Nordgaard .278

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Jeff Nordgaard .889

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Jeff Nordgaard 1.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Jeff Nordgaard 1.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 (1998)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Jeff Nordgaard 0.0 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Jeff Nordgaard -

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Jeff Nordgaard -

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Jeff Nordgaard -

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Jeff Nordgaard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Jeff Nordgaard -

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Jeff Nordgaard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Jeff Nordgaard -

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Jeff Nordgaard -

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Jeff Nordgaard -

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Jeff Nordgaard -

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Jeff Nordgaard -

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.