Spencer Haywood vs. Maurice Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Taylor 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.

Maurice Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Maurice Taylor: 1997-98 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Maurice Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Maurice Taylor 9

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Maurice Taylor 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Maurice Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Maurice Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Maurice Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Maurice Taylor 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Maurice Taylor 4.6

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Maurice Taylor 1.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Maurice Taylor 0.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Maurice Taylor 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Maurice Taylor 5,889

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Maurice Taylor 2,452

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Maurice Taylor 623

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Maurice Taylor 246

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Maurice Taylor 259

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Maurice Taylor 534

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Maurice Taylor .466

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Maurice Taylor .152

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Maurice Taylor .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Maurice Taylor 17.1 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Maurice Taylor 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Maurice Taylor 1.6 (2000)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Maurice Taylor 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Maurice Taylor 3.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Maurice Taylor 1.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Maurice Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Maurice Taylor 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Maurice Taylor 49

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Maurice Taylor 16

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Maurice Taylor 5

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Maurice Taylor 0

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Maurice Taylor 1

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Maurice Taylor 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Maurice Taylor .474

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Maurice Taylor -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Maurice Taylor .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Maurice Taylor 9.8 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Maurice Taylor 3.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Maurice Taylor 1.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Maurice Taylor 0.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Maurice Taylor 0.2 (2004)

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.