Steve Alford vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

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.