Spencer Haywood vs. Aaron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Aaron James and Spencer Haywood that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Aaron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Aaron James: 1974-75 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Aaron James 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Aaron James 5

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Aaron James 0

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Aaron James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Aaron James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Aaron James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Aaron James 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Aaron James 4.1

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Aaron James 1.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Aaron James 0.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Aaron James 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Aaron James 3,829

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Aaron James 1,470

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Aaron James 370

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Aaron James 158

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Aaron James 69

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Aaron James 356

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Aaron James .481

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Aaron James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Aaron James .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Aaron James 12.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Aaron James 5.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Aaron James 1.4 (1978)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Aaron James 0.5 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Aaron James 0.3 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Aaron James -

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Aaron James -

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Aaron James -

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Aaron James -

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Aaron James -

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Aaron James -

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Aaron James -

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Aaron James -

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Aaron James -

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Aaron James -

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Aaron James 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Aaron James -

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Aaron James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Aaron James -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Aaron James -

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Aaron James -

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Aaron James -

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Aaron James -

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Aaron James -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.