Spencer Haywood vs. Jeryl Sasser Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeryl Sasser 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.

Jeryl Sasser

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jeryl Sasser: 2001-02 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Jeryl Sasser 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Jeryl Sasser 2

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Jeryl Sasser 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Jeryl Sasser 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Jeryl Sasser 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Jeryl Sasser 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Jeryl Sasser 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Jeryl Sasser 2.3

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Jeryl Sasser 0.8

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Jeryl Sasser 0.6

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jeryl Sasser 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Jeryl Sasser 204

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Jeryl Sasser 191

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Jeryl Sasser 67

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Jeryl Sasser 48

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Jeryl Sasser 12

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Jeryl Sasser 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Jeryl Sasser .303

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Jeryl Sasser .295

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Jeryl Sasser .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Jeryl Sasser 2.6 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Jeryl Sasser 2.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Jeryl Sasser 0.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Jeryl Sasser 0.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Jeryl Sasser 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Jeryl Sasser 0.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Jeryl Sasser 0.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Jeryl Sasser 0.2

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Jeryl Sasser 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Jeryl Sasser 5

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Jeryl Sasser 5

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Jeryl Sasser 1

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Jeryl Sasser 1

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Jeryl Sasser 1

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Jeryl Sasser 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Jeryl Sasser .286

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Jeryl Sasser .250

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Jeryl Sasser -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Jeryl Sasser 0.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Jeryl Sasser 0.8 (2003)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

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.