Spencer Haywood vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.