Tate Armstrong vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Tate Armstrong 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

Tate Armstrong

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tate Armstrong: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tate Armstrong 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Tate Armstrong 2 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Tate Armstrong 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Tate Armstrong 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tate Armstrong 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tate Armstrong 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 3.8 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.1 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong 350 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong 88 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Tate Armstrong 105 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Tate Armstrong 33 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong 0 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Tate Armstrong 92 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong .454 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong .800 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 4.3 (1978) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 (1978) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.2 (1979) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 (1979) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 (1979) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Tate Armstrong 0 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

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