Spencer Haywood vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)

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.