Spencer Haywood vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Spencer Haywood 0 * Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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.