Thurl Bailey vs. Spencer Haywood Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Spencer Haywood and Thurl Bailey, 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.
Thurl Bailey and Spencer Haywood both played 12 years in the NBA. Thurl Bailey had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Spencer Haywood had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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 |
Thurl Bailey |
12 |
9 |
1983-84 to 1998-99 |
Spencer Haywood |
12 |
4 |
1970-71 to 1982-83 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
81 |
24.8 |
8.5 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.752 |
Spencer Haywood |
33 |
35.2 |
20.6 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
7.9 |
17.5 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.6 |
.734 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
11 |
30.9 |
10.6 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
8.8 |
.515 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.810 |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
80 |
31.0 |
15.2 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
12.9 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.842 |
Spencer Haywood |
73 |
43.4 |
26.2 |
- |
- |
12.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
9.8 |
21.3 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
8.0 |
.819 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
10 |
37.5 |
16.9 |
2.1 |
7.1 |
9.2 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
15.2 |
.408 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.818 |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
82 |
28.8 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
13.1 |
.448 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.830 |
Spencer Haywood |
77 |
42.3 |
29.2 |
- |
- |
12.9 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
11.5 |
24.3 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
7.3 |
.839 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
4 |
36.8 |
16.0 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
8.0 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
19.3 |
.364 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.727 |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
81 |
26.6 |
13.8 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
12.8 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.805 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
5 |
30.2 |
15.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
12.6 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
3.6 |
1.000 |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
82 |
34.2 |
19.6 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
15.7 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
.826 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
11 |
40.8 |
23.2 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
9.0 |
18.5 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
.838 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
82 |
33.9 |
19.5 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
15.5 |
.483 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.400 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.825 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
3 |
40.7 |
12.0 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
11.3 |
.353 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.800 |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
82 |
31.5 |
14.2 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
11.9 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.779 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
5 |
38.0 |
21.0 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
8.6 |
17.6 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.792 |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
82 |
30.3 |
12.4 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
4.9 |
10.6 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.808 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
9 |
25.3 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
.359 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.880 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
84 |
25.0 |
11.3 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
10.0 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.796 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
70 |
18.2 |
7.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.838 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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 |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
79 |
16.4 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.799 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Note: Thurl Bailey didn't play in 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
43 |
12.6 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.446 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.735 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Thurl Bailey |
11 |
10.5 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
.515 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.750 |
Spencer Haywood |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |