Spencer Haywood vs. Zhaire Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zhaire 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.

Zhaire Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Zhaire Smith: 2018-19 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Zhaire Smith 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Zhaire Smith 2

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Zhaire Smith 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Zhaire Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Zhaire Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Zhaire Smith 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Zhaire Smith 1.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Zhaire Smith 0.9

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Zhaire Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Zhaire Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Zhaire Smith 48

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Zhaire Smith 15

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Zhaire Smith 12

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Zhaire Smith 5

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Zhaire Smith 2

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Zhaire Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Zhaire Smith .378

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Zhaire Smith .316

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Zhaire Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Zhaire Smith 6.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Zhaire Smith 2.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Zhaire Smith 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Zhaire Smith 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Zhaire Smith 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Zhaire Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Zhaire Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Zhaire Smith 1

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Zhaire Smith 0

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Zhaire Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Zhaire Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Zhaire Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Zhaire Smith 0.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

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.