Spencer Haywood vs. Nicolo Melli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nicolo Melli 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.

Nicolo Melli

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Nicolo Melli 2

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Nicolo Melli 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Nicolo Melli 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Nicolo Melli 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Nicolo Melli 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Nicolo Melli 2.9

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Nicolo Melli 1.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Nicolo Melli 0.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Nicolo Melli 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Nicolo Melli 529

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Nicolo Melli 302

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Nicolo Melli 126

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Nicolo Melli 48

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Nicolo Melli 26

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Nicolo Melli 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Nicolo Melli .392

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Nicolo Melli .316

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Nicolo Melli .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Nicolo Melli 2.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Nicolo Melli 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Nicolo Melli 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Nicolo Melli 6

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Nicolo Melli 1

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Nicolo Melli 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Nicolo Melli 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Nicolo Melli .000

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Nicolo Melli .000

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Nicolo Melli -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

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.