Spencer Haywood vs. Nate McMillan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate McMillan 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.

Nate McMillan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Nate McMillan: 1986-87 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Nate McMillan 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Nate McMillan 12

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Nate McMillan 11

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Nate McMillan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Nate McMillan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Nate McMillan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 0 Nate McMillan 2

Steals Leader Spencer Haywood 0 * Nate McMillan 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 Nate McMillan 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Nate McMillan 4.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Nate McMillan 6.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Nate McMillan 1.9

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Nate McMillan 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Nate McMillan 4,733

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Nate McMillan 3,222

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Nate McMillan 4,893

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Nate McMillan 1,544

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Nate McMillan 356

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Nate McMillan 796

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Nate McMillan .443

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Nate McMillan .343

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Nate McMillan .650

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Nate McMillan 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Nate McMillan 5.2 (1989)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Nate McMillan 9.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Nate McMillan 3.0 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Nate McMillan 0.7 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Nate McMillan 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Nate McMillan 3.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Nate McMillan 5.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Nate McMillan 1.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Nate McMillan 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Nate McMillan 489

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Nate McMillan 343

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Nate McMillan 505

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Nate McMillan 131

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Nate McMillan 43

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Nate McMillan 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Nate McMillan .381

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Nate McMillan .289

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Nate McMillan .632

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Nate McMillan 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Nate McMillan 4.5 (1995)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Nate McMillan 8.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Nate McMillan 2.5 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Nate McMillan 0.7 (1987)

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.