Spencer Haywood vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.