Spencer Haywood vs. K.C. Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of K.C. Jones 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 K.C. Jones, who played 9. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while K.C. Jones had his rookie season in 1958-59. 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
K.C. Jones 9 9 1958-59 to 1966-67

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
Season 1970-711958-59
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
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 %
Spencer Haywood 33 35.2 20.6 - - 12.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 7.9 17.5 .449 - - - 4.8 6.6 .734
K.C. Jones 49 12.4 3.5 - - 2.6 1.4 - - - 1.2 1.3 3.9 .339 - - - 0.8 1.4 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
K.C. Jones 8 9.4 1.9 - - 1.5 1.3 - - - 1.0 0.6 2.5 .250 - - - 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 2

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
Season 1971-721959-60
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Spencer Haywood 73 43.4 26.2 - - 12.7 2.0 - - - 2.8 9.8 21.3 .461 - - - 6.6 8.0 .819
K.C. Jones 74 17.2 6.3 - - 2.7 2.6 - - - 1.5 2.3 5.6 .408 - - - 1.7 2.3 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
K.C. Jones 13 17.8 5.5 - - 3.5 1.1 - - - 2.2 2.1 6.2 .338 - - - 1.3 1.7 .773

Season 3

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
Season 1972-731960-61
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Spencer Haywood 77 42.3 29.2 - - 12.9 2.5 - - - 2.8 11.5 24.3 .476 - - - 6.1 7.3 .839
K.C. Jones 78 20.6 7.6 - - 3.6 3.2 - - - 2.4 2.6 7.7 .338 - - - 2.4 3.6 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
K.C. Jones 9 11.4 2.8 - - 2.1 1.7 - - - 1.9 1.0 3.3 .300 - - - 0.8 1.6 .500

Season 4

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
Season 1973-741961-62
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
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
K.C. Jones 80 25.7 9.2 - - 3.7 4.3 - - - 2.6 3.7 9.1 .406 - - - 1.8 2.9 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
K.C. Jones 14 23.5 9.0 - - 4.0 3.9 - - - 3.6 3.1 7.3 .431 - - - 2.7 3.8 .717

Season 5

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
Season 1974-751962-63
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
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
K.C. Jones 79 24.6 7.2 - - 3.3 4.0 - - - 2.8 2.9 7.5 .389 - - - 1.4 2.2 .633
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
K.C. Jones 13 19.6 4.5 - - 2.8 2.8 - - - 3.2 1.5 4.9 .297 - - - 1.6 2.3 .700

Season 6

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
Season 1975-761963-64
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
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 %
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
K.C. Jones 80 30.3 8.2 - - 4.7 5.1 - - - 3.2 3.5 9.0 .392 - - - 1.1 2.1 .524
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
K.C. Jones 10 31.2 6.3 - - 3.7 6.8 - - - 4.0 2.5 7.2 .347 - - - 1.3 2.5 .520

Season 7

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
Season 1976-771964-65
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
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 %
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
K.C. Jones 78 31.2 8.3 - - 4.1 5.6 - - - 3.4 3.2 8.2 .396 - - - 1.8 2.9 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
K.C. Jones 12 33.0 10.1 - - 3.3 6.2 - - - 4.1 3.6 8.7 .413 - - - 2.9 3.8 .778

Season 8

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
Season 1977-781965-66
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
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
K.C. Jones 80 33.9 8.6 - - 3.8 6.3 - - - 3.0 3.0 7.7 .388 - - - 2.6 3.8 .690
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
K.C. Jones 17 31.9 7.6 - - 3.1 4.4 - - - 3.8 2.6 6.4 .413 - - - 2.3 3.4 .684

Season 9

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
Season 1978-791966-67
Team New York Knicks, New Orleans JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div Finals
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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
K.C. Jones 78 31.4 6.2 - - 3.1 5.0 - - - 3.5 2.3 5.9 .397 - - - 1.5 2.4 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
K.C. Jones 9 28.2 6.6 - - 2.7 5.3 - - - 4.0 2.7 8.3 .320 - - - 1.2 2.0 .611

Season 10

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
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
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
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
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
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
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Spencer Haywood K.C. Jones
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
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
K.C. Jones ------- --- ----------