Spencer Haywood vs. Chandler Parsons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chandler Parsons 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.

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.

Spencer Haywood played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Chandler Parsons, who played 9. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Chandler Parsons had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Chandler Parsons 9 3 2011-12 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1970-712011-12
Team Seattle SupersonicsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Spencer Haywood 33 35.2 20.6 - - 12.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 7.9 17.5 .449 - - - 4.8 6.6 .734
Chandler Parsons 63 28.6 9.5 1.4 3.3 4.8 2.1 1.2 0.5 1.3 2.3 3.9 8.7 .452 1.0 2.8 .337 0.7 1.2 .551
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1971-722012-13
Team Seattle SupersonicsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Chandler Parsons 76 36.3 15.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 3.5 1.0 0.4 1.9 1.9 6.0 12.4 .486 2.0 5.2 .385 1.5 2.0 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons 6 39.7 18.2 1.2 5.3 6.5 3.7 0.2 0.3 3.0 3.2 7.0 15.5 .452 2.7 6.7 .400 1.5 2.3 .643

Season 3

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1972-732013-14
Team Seattle SupersonicsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Chandler Parsons 74 37.6 16.6 0.9 4.6 5.5 4.0 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.3 13.3 .472 1.8 4.7 .370 2.2 3.0 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons 6 41.7 19.3 1.0 5.8 6.8 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.8 3.2 7.7 17.5 .438 2.2 6.0 .361 1.8 2.5 .733

Season 4

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1973-742014-15
Team Seattle SupersonicsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Chandler Parsons 66 33.1 15.7 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.4 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.1 5.8 12.6 .462 2.0 5.3 .380 2.1 2.9 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons 1 37.0 10.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 15.0 .333 0.0 4.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1974-752015-16
Team Seattle SupersonicsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 61 29.5 13.7 0.5 4.2 4.7 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.2 10.7 .492 1.7 4.1 .414 1.5 2.2 .684
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1975-762016-17
Team New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies
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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 34 19.9 6.2 0.2 2.3 2.5 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.2 6.5 .338 0.7 2.7 .269 1.0 1.3 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1976-772017-18
Team New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies
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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 36 19.2 7.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.0 6.5 .462 1.4 3.4 .421 0.5 0.8 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1977-782018-19
Team New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 25 19.8 7.5 0.2 2.6 2.8 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.8 2.7 7.3 .374 1.2 3.8 .309 0.9 1.0 .880
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1978-792019-20
Team New York Knicks, New Orleans JazzAtlanta Hawks
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 %
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
Chandler Parsons 5 10.8 2.8 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.0 3.6 .278 0.8 2.8 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
Season 1979-80-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
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 %
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Spencer Haywood Chandler Parsons
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 %
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
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Chandler Parsons ------- --- ----------