Spencer Haywood vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Russ Smith 1

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Russ Smith 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

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.