Spencer Haywood vs. Tod Murphy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tod Murphy 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, 7 more than Tod Murphy, who played 5. Spencer Haywood had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Tod Murphy had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 |
Tod Murphy |
5 |
0 |
1987-88 to 1993-94 |
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
1 |
19.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Tod Murphy didn't play in 1988-89.
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
82 |
30.4 |
8.3 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
.471 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.372 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
52 |
20.4 |
4.8 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.396 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.059 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
47 |
9.1 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.559 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Tod Murphy didn't play in 1992-93.
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
9 |
7.4 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
|
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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tod Murphy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |