Spencer Haywood debuted in the NBA in 1971, appearing in 760 games over 12 seasons. He scored 14,592 points, delivered 1,351 assists, and grabbed 7,038 rebounds, ranking 166th in scoring and 722th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Spencer Haywood |
Date of Birth | April 22, 1949 |
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Position | Power Forward and Center |
Height | 203cm |
Weight | 102kg |
Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
NBA Debut | 1971 |
📊 Career Stats Summary
Games Played (G) | 760 games (Ranked 513 in NBA history) |
Points (PTS) | 14,592 points (Ranked 166) |
3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 1 (Ranked 2422) |
Assists (AST) | 1,351 (Ranked 722) |
Rebounds (TRB) | 7,038 (Ranked 117) |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 1,493 (Ranked 223) |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 3,228 (Ranked 255) |
Blocks (BLK) | 629 (Ranked 218) |
Steals (STL) | 355 (Ranked 877) |
Turnovers (TOV) | 716 (Ranked 759) |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 2,167 (Ranked 335) |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 46.5% (Ranked 1235) |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 80% (Ranked 939) |
3-Point % (3P%) | 12.5% (Ranked 2510) |
Average Minutes (MP) | 33.7 minutes (Ranked 127) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1983)
Games Played (G) | 38 |
Points (PTS) | 313 |
3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 0 |
Assists (AST) | 30 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 183 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 77 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 106 |
Blocks (BLK) | 27 |
Steals (STL) | 12 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 67 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 94 |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 0 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 40.1% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 72.4% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 775 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1973, 2,251 points
- Most 3P in a Season: 1980, 1
- Most Assists in a Season: 1974, 240
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1974, 1,007
- Most Blocks in a Season: 1975, 108
- Most Steals in a Season: 1974, 65
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1971, 0
- Best FG% in a Season: 1979, 49.4%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1982, 84.2%
- Best 3P% in a Season: 1980, 25%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1973, 3,259 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
Spencer Haywood appeared in 33 playoff games.
Points (PTS) | 441 |
Assists (AST) | 41 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 188 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 69 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 119 |
Blocks (BLK) | 36 |
Steals (STL) | 13 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 45 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 98 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 44.8% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 78.9% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 890 |
Spencer Haywood Career Key Statistics Summary
season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
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1971 | 33 | 1162 | 680 | 260 | 0.449 | 579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0.734 | 218 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
1972 | 73 | 3167 | 1914 | 717 | 0.461 | 1557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 | 0.819 | 586 | 926 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
1973 | 77 | 3259 | 2251 | 889 | 0.476 | 1868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 473 | 0.839 | 564 | 995 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 |
1974 | 75 | 3039 | 1761 | 694 | 0.457 | 1520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 0.814 | 458 | 1007 | 318 | 689 | 240 | 65 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 |
1975 | 68 | 2529 | 1525 | 608 | 0.459 | 1325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 0.811 | 381 | 630 | 198 | 432 | 137 | 54 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 |
1976 | 78 | 2892 | 1549 | 605 | 0.445 | 1360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 0.757 | 448 | 878 | 234 | 644 | 92 | 53 | 80 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 255 |
1977 | 31 | 1021 | 513 | 202 | 0.45 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0.832 | 131 | 280 | 77 | 203 | 50 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 72 |
1978 | 67 | 1765 | 920 | 412 | 0.484 | 852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0.711 | 135 | 442 | 141 | 301 | 126 | 37 | 72 | 0 | 57 | 140 | 188 |
1979 | 68 | 2361 | 1421 | 595 | 0.494 | 1205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 0.791 | 292 | 533 | 172 | 361 | 127 | 40 | 82 | 0 | 18 | 200 | 236 |
1980 | 76 | 1544 | 736 | 288 | 0.487 | 591 | 1 | 0.25 | 4 | 287 | 0.489 | 587 | 0.488 | 159 | 0.772 | 206 | 346 | 132 | 214 | 93 | 35 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 197 |
1982 | 76 | 2086 | 1009 | 395 | 0.476 | 829 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 395 | 0.478 | 826 | 0.476 | 219 | 0.842 | 260 | 422 | 144 | 278 | 64 | 45 | 68 | 0 | 63 | 175 | 249 |
1983 | 38 | 775 | 313 | 125 | 0.401 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 0.402 | 311 | 0.401 | 63 | 0.724 | 87 | 183 | 77 | 106 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 67 | 94 |