Antonio Davis vs. Spencer Haywood Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Spencer Haywood and Antonio Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Antonio Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Spencer Haywood, who played 12. Antonio Davis had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Spencer Haywood had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Antonio Davis 13 9 1993-94 to 2005-06
Spencer Haywood 12 4 1970-71 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1993-941970-71
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 81 21.4 7.7 2.3 3.9 6.2 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.7 5.2 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.7 .642
Spencer Haywood 33 35.2 20.6 - - 12.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 7.9 17.5 .449 - - - 4.8 6.6 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 16 25.1 8.4 2.3 4.3 6.6 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.4 2.9 3.0 5.6 .539 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.4 4.3 .559
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1994-951971-72
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 44 23.4 7.6 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.5 3.0 2.5 5.6 .445 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.0 .672
Spencer Haywood 73 43.4 26.2 - - 12.7 2.0 - - - 2.8 9.8 21.3 .461 - - - 6.6 8.0 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 17 21.6 5.9 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.4 3.6 1.9 4.2 .451 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.5 .627
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1995-961972-73
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 82 25.5 8.8 2.3 3.8 6.1 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.1 3.0 2.9 5.9 .490 0.0 0.0 .500 3.0 4.2 .713
Spencer Haywood 77 42.3 29.2 - - 12.9 2.5 - - - 2.8 11.5 24.3 .476 - - - 6.1 7.3 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 5 25.4 7.8 2.4 3.8 6.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.0 2.4 2.6 5.0 .520 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.0 .867
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1996-971973-74
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 82 28.5 10.5 2.3 5.0 7.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.7 3.2 3.8 7.8 .480 0.0 0.2 .071 2.9 4.4 .666
Spencer Haywood 75 40.5 23.5 4.2 9.2 13.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 - 2.6 9.3 20.3 .457 - - - 5.0 6.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1997-981974-75
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 82 26.7 9.6 2.3 4.5 6.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.9 3.1 6.4 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.9 .696
Spencer Haywood 68 37.2 22.4 2.9 6.4 9.3 2.0 0.8 1.6 - 2.5 8.9 19.5 .459 - - - 4.5 5.6 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 16 28.6 9.2 2.3 4.4 6.8 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.6 4.1 2.6 5.7 .462 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 5.9 .670
Spencer Haywood 9 37.4 15.7 2.2 6.8 9.0 2.0 0.8 1.2 - 3.2 5.2 14.6 .359 - - - 5.2 6.8 .770

Season 6

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1998-991975-76
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 49 25.9 9.4 2.4 4.7 7.0 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.0 2.8 3.3 7.1 .471 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.9 .703
Spencer Haywood 78 37.1 19.9 3.0 8.3 11.3 1.2 0.7 1.0 - 3.3 7.8 17.4 .445 - - - 4.3 5.7 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 13 25.1 7.9 1.8 5.3 7.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.0 2.4 5.8 .413 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.8 .661
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 1999-001976-77
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 79 31.4 11.5 3.0 5.8 8.8 1.3 0.5 1.3 1.5 3.4 4.0 9.0 .440 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.7 .765
Spencer Haywood 31 32.9 16.5 2.5 6.5 9.0 1.6 0.5 0.9 - 2.3 6.5 14.5 .450 - - - 3.5 4.2 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 3 34.7 13.0 2.3 6.0 8.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.0 4.7 8.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.7 .786
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 2000-011977-78
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 78 35.0 13.7 3.5 6.6 10.1 1.4 0.3 1.9 1.7 2.9 4.8 11.1 .433 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.4 .754
Spencer Haywood 67 26.3 13.7 2.1 4.5 6.6 1.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.8 6.1 12.7 .484 - - - 1.4 2.0 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 12 40.3 16.4 3.4 7.7 11.1 1.9 0.8 1.8 1.8 2.9 6.4 12.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.4 .811
Spencer Haywood 6 29.5 16.2 3.2 3.8 7.0 2.0 0.3 0.8 1.7 4.0 7.2 14.2 .506 - - - 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 9

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 2001-021978-79
Team Toronto RaptorsNew York Knicks, New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 77 38.7 14.5 3.3 6.3 9.6 2.0 0.7 1.1 2.1 2.9 5.3 12.5 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 4.6 .818
Spencer Haywood 68 34.7 20.9 2.5 5.3 7.8 1.9 0.6 1.2 2.9 3.5 8.8 17.7 .494 - - - 3.4 4.3 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 5 40.2 17.0 3.2 7.4 10.6 1.4 0.4 1.0 2.0 3.4 6.8 15.0 .453 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.6 .607
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 2002-031979-80
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 53 35.7 13.9 2.5 5.8 8.2 2.5 0.4 1.2 2.2 2.8 4.9 12.1 .407 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 5.3 .771
Spencer Haywood 76 20.3 9.7 1.7 2.8 4.6 1.2 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 3.8 7.8 .487 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.7 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood 11 13.2 5.7 1.3 1.1 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.5 2.3 4.8 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.5 .813

Note: Spencer Haywood didn't play in 1980-81.

Season 11

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 2003-041981-82
Team Toronto Raptors, Chicago BullsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 80 32.1 8.9 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.7 0.5 0.8 1.4 2.6 3.3 8.3 .403 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.9 .765
Spencer Haywood 76 27.4 13.3 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.3 3.3 5.2 10.9 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.4 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood 7 33.0 20.0 2.3 3.3 5.6 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.1 4.0 8.1 16.4 .496 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.0 .743

Season 12

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 2004-051982-83
Team Chicago BullsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 72 25.6 7.0 2.1 3.8 5.9 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.7 5.8 .461 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .757
Spencer Haywood 38 20.4 8.2 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.3 8.2 .401 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 6 28.7 9.5 2.8 4.0 6.8 1.8 0.7 0.7 1.5 4.2 3.3 7.7 .435 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.8 .739
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Antonio Davis Spencer Haywood
Season 2005-06-
Team New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis 44 21.4 4.9 2.0 2.7 4.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.8 1.9 4.3 .432 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .642
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antonio Davis ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------