Thurl Bailey vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) 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.