Spencer Haywood vs. Jeff Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Sanders 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 Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jeff Sanders: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Jeff Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Jeff Sanders 4

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Jeff Sanders 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Jeff Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Jeff Sanders 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Jeff Sanders 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Jeff Sanders 1.9

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Jeff Sanders 0.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Jeff Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jeff Sanders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Jeff Sanders 112

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Jeff Sanders 103

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Jeff Sanders 25

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Jeff Sanders 18

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Jeff Sanders 9

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Jeff Sanders 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Jeff Sanders .395

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

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Jeff Sanders .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Jeff Sanders 4.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Jeff Sanders 3.2 (1993)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Jeff Sanders 0.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Jeff Sanders 0.9 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Jeff Sanders 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Jeff Sanders 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Jeff Sanders 0.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Jeff Sanders 0.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Jeff Sanders 0.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jeff Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Jeff Sanders 2

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Jeff Sanders 0

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Jeff Sanders 0

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Jeff Sanders 0

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Jeff Sanders 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Jeff Sanders 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Jeff Sanders 1.000

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

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Jeff Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Jeff Sanders 0.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

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.