Spencer Haywood
PF · WSB
Seasons 1969-70–1982-83 · 13 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1949
★ Hall of Fame5× All-Star4× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Wood |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #24 (also #42, #31) |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Born | 1949-04-22 |
| College | Trinidad State Junior College → Detroit Mercy |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 2, Pick 30 · BUF |
| Seasons | 1969-70–1982-83 (13) |
Career averages
20.3 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 1.8 APG · 844 games · .469 FG% · .053 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | DNR | 20 | 84 | 45.3 | .493 | 0.000 | .776 | 19.5 | 2.3 | — | — | 30.0 | 28.0 | .546 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 21 | 33 | 35.2 | .449 | — | .734 | 12.0 | 1.5 | — | — | 20.6 | 18.0 | .504 |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 22 | 73 | 43.4 | .461 | — | .819 | 12.7 | 2.0 | — | — | 26.2 | 19.7 | .527 |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 23 | 77 | 42.3 | .476 | — | .839 | 12.9 | 2.5 | — | — | 29.2 | 22.7 | .532 |
| 1973-74 | SEA | 24 | 75 | 40.5 | .457 | — | .814 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 23.5 | 19.4 | .511 |
| 1974-75 | SEA | 25 | 68 | 37.2 | .459 | — | .811 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 22.4 | 19.0 | .511 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 26 | 78 | 37.1 | .445 | — | .757 | 11.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 19.9 | 17.2 | .497 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 27 | 31 | 32.9 | .450 | — | .832 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 16.5 | 15.6 | .506 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 28 | 67 | 26.3 | .484 | — | .711 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 13.7 | 15.7 | .505 |
| 1978-79 | 2TM | 29 | 68 | 34.7 | .494 | — | .791 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 20.9 | 16.8 | .533 |
| NYK | 29 | 34 | 30.1 | .489 | — | .733 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 17.8 | 15.6 | .528 | |
| NOJ | 29 | 34 | 39.4 | .497 | — | .849 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 24.0 | 17.7 | .537 | |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 30 | 76 | 20.3 | .487 | .250 | .772 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.7 | 13.9 | .540 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 32 | 76 | 27.4 | .476 | 0.000 | .842 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 13.2 | .535 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 33 | 38 | 20.4 | .401 | 0.000 | .724 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 10.0 | .447 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | DNR | 84 | — | 3,808 | 986 | 1,998 | .493 | 0 | 11 | 547 | 705 | 1637 | 190 | — | — | 253 | 2,519 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 33 | — | 1,162 | 260 | 579 | .449 | — | — | 160 | 218 | 396 | 48 | — | — | — | 680 |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 73 | — | 3,167 | 717 | 1,557 | .461 | — | — | 480 | 586 | 926 | 148 | — | — | — | 1,914 |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 77 | — | 3,259 | 889 | 1,868 | .476 | — | — | 473 | 564 | 995 | 196 | — | — | — | 2,251 |
| 1973-74 | SEA | 75 | — | 3,039 | 694 | 1,520 | .457 | — | — | 373 | 458 | 1007 | 240 | 65 | 106 | — | 1,761 |
| 1974-75 | SEA | 68 | — | 2,529 | 608 | 1,325 | .459 | — | — | 309 | 381 | 630 | 137 | 54 | 108 | — | 1,525 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 78 | — | 2,892 | 605 | 1,360 | .445 | — | — | 339 | 448 | 878 | 92 | 53 | 80 | — | 1,549 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 31 | — | 1,021 | 202 | 449 | .450 | — | — | 109 | 131 | 280 | 50 | 14 | 29 | — | 513 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 67 | — | 1,765 | 412 | 852 | .484 | — | — | 96 | 135 | 442 | 126 | 37 | 72 | 140 | 920 |
| 1978-79 | 2TM | 68 | — | 2,361 | 595 | 1,205 | .494 | — | — | 231 | 292 | 533 | 127 | 40 | 82 | 200 | 1,421 |
| NYK | 34 | — | 1,023 | 249 | 509 | .489 | — | — | 107 | 146 | 206 | 56 | 10 | 29 | 87 | 605 | |
| NOJ | 34 | — | 1,338 | 346 | 696 | .497 | — | — | 124 | 146 | 327 | 71 | 30 | 53 | 113 | 816 | |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 76 | — | 1,544 | 288 | 591 | .487 | 1 | 4 | 159 | 206 | 346 | 93 | 35 | 57 | 134 | 736 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 76 | 63 | 2,086 | 395 | 829 | .476 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 260 | 422 | 64 | 45 | 68 | 175 | 1,009 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 38 | 25 | 775 | 125 | 312 | .401 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 87 | 183 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 67 | 313 |
| Career | 844 | — | — | 6,776 | 14,445 | .469 | 1 | 19 | 3558 | 4471 | 8675 | 1541 | 355 | 629 | 969 | 17,111 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | DNR | 84 | 45.3 | 9.3 | 18.9 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 15.5 | 1.8 | — | — | 2.4 | 23.8 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 33 | 35.2 | 8.1 | 17.9 | .449 | — | — | 5.0 | 6.8 | 12.3 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 21.1 |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 73 | 43.4 | 8.2 | 17.7 | .461 | — | — | 5.5 | 6.7 | 10.5 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 21.8 |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 77 | 42.3 | 9.8 | 20.6 | .476 | — | — | 5.2 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 24.9 |
| 1973-74 | SEA | 75 | 40.5 | 8.2 | 18.0 | .457 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | — | 20.9 |
| 1974-75 | SEA | 68 | 37.2 | 8.7 | 18.9 | .459 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | — | 21.7 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 78 | 37.1 | 7.5 | 16.9 | .445 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | — | 19.3 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 31 | 32.9 | 7.1 | 15.8 | .450 | — | — | 3.8 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | — | 18.1 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 67 | 26.3 | 8.4 | 17.4 | .484 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 18.8 |
| 1978-79 | 2TM | 68 | 34.7 | 9.1 | 18.4 | .494 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 21.7 |
| NYK | 34 | 30.1 | 8.8 | 17.9 | .489 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 21.3 | |
| NOJ | 34 | 39.4 | 9.3 | 18.7 | .497 | — | — | 3.3 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 22.0 | |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 76 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 13.8 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 17.2 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 76 | 27.4 | 6.8 | 14.3 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 17.4 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 38 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 14.5 | .401 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 14.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | DNR | 84 | 3,808 | 28.0 | .546 | 24.9 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 17.1 | .216 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 33 | 1,162 | 18.0 | .504 | — | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .091 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 73 | 3,167 | 19.7 | .527 | — | 6.3 | 2.4 | 8.7 | .131 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 77 | 3,259 | 22.7 | .532 | — | 8.8 | 1.4 | 10.2 | .150 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | SEA | 75 | 3,039 | 19.4 | .511 | — | 6.2 | 3.5 | 9.7 | .153 | +2.8 | -0.4 | +2.3 | +3.3 |
| 1974-75 | SEA | 68 | 2,529 | 19.0 | .511 | — | 4.6 | 2.6 | 7.3 | .138 | +2.2 | -1.0 | +1.3 | +2.1 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 78 | 2,892 | 17.2 | .497 | — | 3.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 | .114 | +0.9 | -1.1 | -0.2 | +1.3 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 31 | 1,021 | 15.6 | .506 | — | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .096 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -0.6 | +0.4 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 67 | 1,765 | 15.7 | .505 | 22.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.1 | .083 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -0.9 | +0.5 |
| 1978-79 | 2TM | 68 | 2,361 | 16.8 | .533 | 25.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .087 | +0.3 | -1.3 | -1.0 | +0.6 |
| NYK | 34 | 1,023 | 15.6 | .528 | 25.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .077 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -1.8 | +0.1 | |
| NOJ | 34 | 1,338 | 17.7 | .537 | 24.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .096 | +0.6 | -1.0 | -0.4 | +0.5 | |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 76 | 1,544 | 13.9 | .540 | 21.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | .095 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 76 | 2,086 | 13.2 | .535 | 22.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .083 | -1.9 | +0.1 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 38 | 775 | 10.0 | .447 | 22.3 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .025 | -4.1 | -0.5 | -4.6 | -0.5 |
| Career | 844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78.6 | — | — | — | — | +7.7 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 9 | 37.4 | 15.7 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .359 | — | .447 |
| 1977-78 | 6 | 29.5 | 16.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .506 | — | .540 |
| 1979-80 | 11 | 13.2 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .472 | 0.000 | .525 |
| 1981-82 | 7 | 33.0 | 20.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .496 | — | .537 |
| Career | 33 | 27.0 | 13.4 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .448 | 0.000 | .503 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 388 | 19.9 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 240–148 |
| Away | 372 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 138–234 |
| In wins | 378 | 19.4 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 378–0 |
| In losses | 382 | 19.0 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0–382 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 38 | 19.6 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 18–20 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 44 | 19.7 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 18–26 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 10–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 46 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 24–22 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 18.7 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 23–19 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 2 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1–1 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 18 | 15.3 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 8–10 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 42 | 22.5 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 26–16 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 45 | 18.8 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 18–27 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 38 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 18–20 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 17 | 15.1 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 13–4 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 13 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 9–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 21.6 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 12–25 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 45 | 18.1 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 17–28 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 28 | 20.2 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 12–16 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 20.4 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 19–22 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 41 | 18.5 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 17–24 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 19.0 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 27–23 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 36 | 19.6 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 21–15 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 12 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 6–6 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 21 | 17.4 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 16–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Spencer Haywood's career stats?
Spencer Haywood has averaged 20.3 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 1.8 APG over 13 seasons (1969-70–1982-83).
How tall is Spencer Haywood?
Spencer Haywood is 6-8 (225 lb).
When was Spencer Haywood drafted?
Spencer Haywood was drafted in 1971, round 2, pick 30.