Spencer Haywood vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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.