Hersey Hawkins vs. Spencer Haywood Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Spencer Haywood and Hersey Hawkins, 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.

Hersey Hawkins played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Spencer Haywood, who played 12. Hersey Hawkins had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
Hersey Hawkins	13	8	1988-89 to 2000-01
Spencer Haywood	12	4	1970-71 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13


Rookie Season
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1988-89	1970-71
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	79	32.6	15.1	0.6	2.2	2.8	3.0	1.5	0.5	2.0	2.3	5.6	12.3	.455	0.9	2.1	.428	3.1	3.7	.831
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	3	24.0	2.7	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	1.0	2.0	1.0	8.0	.125	0.0	1.7	.000	0.7	0.7	1.000
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1989-90	1971-72
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Did 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	34.8	18.5	1.0	2.7	3.7	3.2	1.6	0.3	2.3	2.6	6.4	13.9	.460	1.0	2.4	.420	4.7	5.3	.888
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	10	41.5	23.5	0.8	2.3	3.1	3.6	1.2	0.7	3.1	2.5	8.1	16.3	.497	1.4	3.6	.389	5.9	6.3	.937
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1990-91	1972-73
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Did 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	80	38.9	22.1	0.6	3.3	3.9	3.7	2.2	0.5	2.7	2.3	7.4	15.6	.472	1.4	3.4	.400	6.0	6.9	.871
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	8	41.1	20.9	1.0	4.8	5.8	3.4	2.5	1.3	2.0	3.6	5.9	12.6	.465	1.8	3.3	.538	7.4	7.9	.937
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1991-92	1973-74
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	81	37.2	19.0	0.7	2.7	3.3	3.1	1.9	0.5	2.3	2.1	6.4	13.9	.462	1.1	2.8	.397	5.0	5.7	.874
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1992-93	1974-75
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	81	36.8	20.3	1.1	3.1	4.3	3.9	1.7	0.4	2.2	2.3	6.8	14.5	.470	1.5	3.8	.397	5.2	6.0	.860
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1993-94	1975-76
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	32.3	14.4	1.1	3.5	4.6	2.6	1.6	0.3	1.9	2.0	4.8	10.5	.460	1.0	2.9	.332	3.8	4.4	.862
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1994-95	1976-77
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	33.3	14.3	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.2	1.5	0.2	1.8	2.2	4.8	9.9	.482	1.6	3.6	.440	3.2	3.7	.867
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	4	32.5	11.3	1.3	4.0	5.3	2.0	1.5	0.5	2.3	3.3	3.3	8.0	.406	1.0	3.3	.308	3.8	4.3	.882
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1995-96	1977-78
Team	Seattle Supersonics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals	Knicks 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	34.4	15.6	1.0	2.6	3.6	2.7	1.8	0.2	2.0	2.1	5.4	11.4	.473	1.8	4.6	.384	3.0	3.5	.874
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	21	34.0	12.3	0.8	2.2	3.0	2.2	1.3	0.2	1.6	2.6	3.6	8.0	.452	1.0	3.0	.344	4.0	4.5	.895
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
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1996-97	1978-79
Team	Seattle Supersonics	New York Knicks, New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Did 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	33.6	13.9	1.1	2.8	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.1	1.6	1.8	4.5	9.7	.464	1.7	4.3	.403	3.1	3.6	.875
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	12	40.3	15.3	1.4	3.1	4.5	2.8	2.5	0.3	1.8	2.7	5.2	11.0	.470	2.3	4.9	.458	2.7	2.9	.914
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1997-98	1979-80
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	31.7	10.5	0.9	3.2	4.1	2.7	1.8	0.2	1.2	1.9	3.4	7.8	.440	1.5	3.7	.415	2.2	2.5	.868
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	10	33.8	13.4	1.7	4.0	5.7	3.6	1.8	0.1	0.9	2.4	4.1	8.8	.466	1.7	4.3	.395	3.5	4.0	.875
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
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1998-99	1981-82
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	50	32.9	10.3	1.0	3.0	4.0	2.5	1.6	0.4	1.6	1.8	3.4	8.2	.419	1.1	3.6	.306	2.4	2.6	.902
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	1999-00	1982-83
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	61	26.6	7.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	2.2	1.2	0.2	1.6	2.4	2.6	6.1	.424	0.9	2.3	.390	1.8	2.0	.899
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Hersey Hawkins	Spencer Haywood
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Charlotte Hornets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	59	11.5	3.1	0.3	1.1	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.9	2.3	.409	0.3	0.8	.370	0.9	1.1	.857
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	6	8.2	2.0	0.2	1.3	1.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.5	1.3	.375	0.2	0.7	.250	0.8	1.2	.714
Spencer Haywood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Hersey Hawkins vs. Spencer Haywood Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13