Spencer Haywood vs. Mark Price Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Price 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 and Mark Price both played 12 years in the NBA. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Mark Price had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Mark Price 12 7 1986-87 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1970-711986-87
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers
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 33 35.2 20.6 - - 12.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 7.9 17.5 .449 - - - 4.8 6.6 .734
Mark Price 67 18.2 6.9 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.1 2.6 6.3 .408 0.3 1.0 .329 1.4 1.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Mark Price ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1971-721987-88
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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
Mark Price 80 32.8 16.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.2 2.3 1.5 6.2 12.2 .506 0.9 1.9 .486 2.8 3.2 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Mark Price 5 41.0 21.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 7.6 0.6 0.0 1.6 2.2 7.6 13.4 .567 1.0 2.4 .417 4.8 5.0 .960

Season 3

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1972-731988-89
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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
Mark Price 75 36.4 18.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 8.4 1.5 0.1 2.8 1.3 7.1 13.4 .526 1.2 2.8 .441 3.5 3.9 .901
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Mark Price 4 39.5 16.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 5.5 0.8 0.0 4.8 0.8 5.5 14.3 .386 1.5 4.0 .375 3.5 3.8 .933

Season 4

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1973-741989-90
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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
Mark Price 73 37.1 19.6 0.9 2.5 3.4 9.1 1.6 0.1 2.9 1.2 6.7 14.6 .459 2.1 5.1 .406 4.1 4.6 .888
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Mark Price 5 38.4 20.0 0.0 2.8 2.8 8.8 1.8 0.2 3.0 1.8 6.4 12.2 .525 1.2 3.4 .353 6.0 6.0 1.000

Season 5

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1974-751990-91
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Mark Price 16 35.7 16.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 10.4 2.6 0.1 3.5 1.4 6.1 12.2 .497 1.1 3.3 .340 3.7 3.9 .952
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
Mark Price ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1975-761991-92
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 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 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
Mark Price 72 29.7 17.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 7.4 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.6 6.1 12.5 .488 1.4 3.6 .387 3.8 4.0 .947
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Mark Price 17 35.5 19.2 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.5 1.4 0.2 3.3 2.0 6.9 14.0 .496 1.5 4.1 .362 3.9 4.3 .904

Season 7

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1976-771992-93
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 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
Mark Price 75 31.7 18.2 0.5 2.2 2.7 8.0 1.2 0.1 2.6 1.4 6.4 13.1 .484 1.6 3.9 .416 3.9 4.1 .948
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Mark Price 9 32.0 13.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 6.1 1.7 0.0 3.7 1.4 4.8 10.8 .443 0.9 2.9 .308 2.6 2.7 .958

Season 8

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1977-781993-94
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East 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 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
Mark Price 76 31.4 17.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 7.8 1.4 0.1 2.5 1.2 6.3 13.2 .478 1.6 3.9 .397 3.1 3.5 .888
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
Mark Price 3 34.0 15.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.7 1.3 0.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 14.3 .349 0.7 3.0 .222 4.3 4.7 .929

Season 9

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1978-791994-95
Team New York Knicks, New Orleans JazzCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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 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
Mark Price 48 28.6 15.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 7.0 0.7 0.1 3.0 1.0 5.3 12.8 .413 2.1 5.3 .407 3.1 3.4 .914
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Mark Price 4 35.8 15.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.5 1.5 0.0 4.5 1.3 3.0 10.0 .300 1.0 4.3 .235 8.0 8.3 .970

Season 10

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1979-801995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
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 %
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
Mark Price 7 18.1 8.0 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.6 0.9 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.6 8.6 .300 1.4 4.3 .333 1.4 1.4 1.000
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
Mark Price ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1981-821996-97
Team Washington BulletsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 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
Mark Price 70 26.8 11.3 0.5 2.0 2.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 2.3 1.4 3.8 8.4 .447 1.6 4.0 .396 2.2 2.4 .906
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
Mark Price ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Spencer Haywood Mark Price
Season 1982-831997-98
Team Washington BulletsOrlando Magic
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 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
Mark Price 63 22.7 9.5 0.4 1.7 2.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.6 1.5 3.6 8.4 .431 0.8 2.5 .335 1.4 1.6 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Haywood ------- --- ----------
Mark Price ------- --- ----------