Spencer Haywood vs. Bob Sims Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Sims and Spencer Haywood, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Spencer Haywood played 12 years in the NBA, 11 more than Bob Sims, who played 1. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Bob Sims had his rookie season in 1961-62. 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 |
Spencer Haywood |
12 |
4 |
1970-71 to 1982-83 |
Bob Sims |
1 |
0 |
1961-62 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Spencer Haywood |
Bob Sims |
Season |
1970-71 | 1961-62 |
Team |
Seattle Supersonics | Los Angeles Lakers, St. Louis Hawks |
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 |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
33 |
35.2 |
20.6 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
7.9 |
17.5 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.6 |
.734 |
Bob Sims |
65 |
20.7 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
.393 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
3.3 |
.569 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
73 |
43.4 |
26.2 |
- |
- |
12.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
9.8 |
21.3 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
8.0 |
.819 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
77 |
42.3 |
29.2 |
- |
- |
12.9 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
11.5 |
24.3 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
7.3 |
.839 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 4 |
|
Spencer Haywood |
Bob Sims |
Season |
1973-74 | - |
Team |
Seattle Supersonics | - |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Second Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
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 |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Spencer Haywood didn't play in 1980-81.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Sims |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |