Spencer Haywood vs. Scott May Comparison

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

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Spencer Haywood:
1970-71 to 1982-83
Scott May:
1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

Spencer Haywood1
Scott May0
Spencer Haywood12
Scott May7
Spencer Haywood4
Scott May2
Spencer Haywood4
Scott May0

Honors and Awards

Spencer Haywood2
Scott May0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Spencer Haywood4
Scott May0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Spencer Haywood 19.2
Scott May 10.4

Spencer Haywood 9.3
Scott May 4.1

Spencer Haywood 1.8
Scott May 1.7

Spencer Haywood 0.6
*
Scott May 0.8

Spencer Haywood 1.1
*
Scott May 0.1

Totals Stats

Spencer Haywood 14,592
Scott May 3,690

Spencer Haywood 7,038
Scott May 1,450

Spencer Haywood 1,351
Scott May 610

Spencer Haywood 355
*
Scott May 285

Spencer Haywood 629
*
Scott May 44

Spencer Haywood 760
Scott May 355

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Spencer Haywood .465
Scott May .462

3-Point Percentage
Spencer Haywood .125
*
Scott May .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Spencer Haywood .800
Scott May .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Spencer Haywood 29.2
(1973)
Scott May 14.6
(1977)

Spencer Haywood 13.4
(1974)
Scott May 6.1
(1977)

Spencer Haywood 3.2
(1974)
Scott May 2.1
(1978)

Spencer Haywood 0.9
(1974)
*
Scott May 1.1
(1977)

Spencer Haywood 1.6
(1975)
*
Scott May 0.2
(1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Spencer Haywood 13.4
Scott May 7.0

Spencer Haywood 5.7
Scott May 3.6

Spencer Haywood 1.2
Scott May 1.9

Spencer Haywood 0.4
*
Scott May 1.4

Spencer Haywood 1.1
*
Scott May 0.3

Totals Stats

Spencer Haywood 441
Scott May 49

Spencer Haywood 188
Scott May 25

Spencer Haywood 41
Scott May 13

Spencer Haywood 13
*
Scott May 10

Spencer Haywood 36
*
Scott May 2

Spencer Haywood 33
Scott May 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Spencer Haywood .448
Scott May .304

3-Point Percentage
Spencer Haywood .000
*
Scott May -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Spencer Haywood .789
Scott May .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Spencer Haywood 20.0
(1982)
Scott May 10.7
(1977)

Spencer Haywood 9.0
(1975)
Scott May 4.7
(1977)

Spencer Haywood 2.0
(1978)
Scott May 2.5
(1982)

Spencer Haywood 0.8
(1975)
*
Scott May 2.7
(1977)

Spencer Haywood 2.0
(1982)
*
Scott May 0.7
(1977)

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.