Lucius Allen vs. Spencer Haywood Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Spencer Haywood and Lucius Allen, 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.

Lucius Allen played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Spencer Haywood, who played 12. Lucius Allen had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Lucius Allen 10 5 1969-70 to 1978-79
Spencer Haywood 12 4 1970-71 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1969-701970-71
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
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 %
Lucius Allen 81 22.4 9.8 - - 2.6 4.2 - - - 2.5 3.8 8.5 .442 - - - 2.2 3.1 .731
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1970-711971-72
Team Milwaukee BucksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Lucius Allen 61 19.0 7.1 - - 2.5 2.6 - - - 1.8 2.9 6.5 .447 - - - 1.3 1.8 .700
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 %
Lucius Allen 14 22.3 7.3 - - 2.9 3.7 - - - 2.1 2.9 5.8 .506 - - - 1.4 2.0 .714
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1971-721972-73
Team Milwaukee BucksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Lucius Allen 80 29.0 13.5 - - 3.2 4.2 - - - 2.7 5.5 10.9 .505 - - - 2.5 3.2 .764
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 %
Lucius Allen 11 35.1 17.9 - - 3.5 3.8 - - - 2.7 7.1 15.1 .470 - - - 3.7 4.9 .759
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1972-731973-74
Team Milwaukee BucksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Lucius Allen 80 33.7 15.5 - - 3.5 5.3 - - - 2.4 6.8 14.1 .484 - - - 1.8 2.5 .715
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 %
Lucius Allen 6 33.8 15.7 - - 2.7 3.5 - - - 2.5 6.0 14.8 .404 - - - 3.7 4.7 .786
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1973-741974-75
Team Milwaukee BucksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 %
Lucius Allen 72 33.2 17.6 1.2 2.8 4.0 5.2 1.9 0.3 - 3.0 7.3 14.8 .495 - - - 3.0 3.8 .788
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1974-751975-76
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Lucius Allen 66 35.7 19.1 1.4 2.8 4.2 5.6 2.1 0.4 - 3.3 7.7 17.7 .437 - - - 3.6 4.6 .778
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1975-761976-77
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Lucius Allen 76 31.4 14.7 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.7 1.3 0.3 - 3.2 6.1 13.2 .459 - - - 2.6 3.3 .776
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1976-771977-78
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks 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 %
Lucius Allen 78 31.8 14.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.2 - 2.3 6.1 13.3 .456 - - - 2.5 3.2 .774
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 %
Lucius Allen 7 26.6 11.0 1.0 3.6 4.6 3.4 1.6 0.4 - 2.6 4.6 11.7 .390 - - - 1.9 2.7 .684
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

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1977-781978-79
Team Kansas City KingsNew York Knicks, New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
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 %
Lucius Allen 77 27.9 11.9 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.3 4.8 11.0 .441 - - - 2.3 2.9 .791
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season 1978-791979-80
Team Kansas City KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Lucius Allen 31 13.3 5.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 2.2 5.6 .397 - - - 0.6 1.1 .576
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 %
Lucius Allen 5 14.6 7.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.4 3.0 6.4 .469 - - - 1.2 1.2 1.000
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

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season -1981-82
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Lucius Allen Spencer Haywood
Season -1982-83
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------