Spencer Haywood vs. Nerlens Noel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nerlens Noel 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.

Nerlens Noel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Nerlens Noel: 2014-15 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Nerlens Noel 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Nerlens Noel 9

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Nerlens Noel 3

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Nerlens Noel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Nerlens Noel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Nerlens Noel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Nerlens Noel 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Nerlens Noel 6.1

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Nerlens Noel 1.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Nerlens Noel 1.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Nerlens Noel 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Nerlens Noel 3,338

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Nerlens Noel 2,835

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Nerlens Noel 501

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Nerlens Noel 588

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Nerlens Noel 683

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Nerlens Noel 467

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Nerlens Noel .546

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Nerlens Noel .200

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Nerlens Noel .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Nerlens Noel 11.1 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Nerlens Noel 8.1 (2015)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2016)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Nerlens Noel 2.2 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Nerlens Noel 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Nerlens Noel 4.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Nerlens Noel 0.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Nerlens Noel 0.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Nerlens Noel 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Nerlens Noel 68

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Nerlens Noel 68

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Nerlens Noel 4

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Nerlens Noel 8

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Nerlens Noel 11

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Nerlens Noel 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Nerlens Noel .532

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Nerlens Noel .000

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Nerlens Noel .643

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Nerlens Noel 4.8 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Nerlens Noel 4.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Nerlens Noel 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Nerlens Noel 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Nerlens Noel 0.7 (2020)

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.