Walt Bellamy vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Bellamy 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Spencer Haywood 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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.