Spencer Haywood PF

Current Team: N/A

Born: Apr 22, 1949 (75 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Silver City, Mississippi

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-8 (203cm)     Weight: 225 (102kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1971 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 13, Buffalo Braves

Pre-Draft Team: Detroit-Mercy (Sr)

High School: Pershing High School [Detroit, Michigan]

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Spencer Haywood Player Profile

NBA Career

13 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 2x All-NBA 1st, 4x All-Star, #24 retired by OKC

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 SEA 33 - 35.2 20.61 7.88 17.55 .449 - - - 4.85 6.61 .734 - - 12.00 1.45 - - - 2.55
1971-72 ☆ SEA 73 - 43.4 26.22 9.82 21.33 .461 - - - 6.58 8.03 .819 - - 12.68 2.03 - - - 2.85
1972-73 ☆ SEA 77 - 42.3 29.23 11.55 24.26 .476 - - - 6.14 7.32 .839 - - 12.92 2.55 - - - 2.77
1973-74 ☆ SEA 75 - 40.5 23.48 9.25 20.27 .457 - - - 4.97 6.11 .814 4.24 9.19 13.43 3.20 0.87 1.41 - 2.64
1974-75 ☆ SEA 68 - 37.2 22.43 8.94 19.49 .459 - - - 4.54 5.60 .811 2.91 6.35 9.26 2.01 0.79 1.59 - 2.54
1975-76 NYK 78 - 37.1 19.86 7.76 17.44 .445 - - - 4.35 5.74 .757 3.00 8.26 11.26 1.18 0.68 1.03 - 3.27
1976-77 NYK 31 - 32.9 16.55 6.52 14.48 .450 - - - 3.52 4.23 .832 2.48 6.55 9.03 1.61 0.45 0.94 - 2.32
1977-78 NYK 67 - 26.3 13.73 6.15 12.72 .484 - - - 1.43 2.01 .711 2.10 4.49 6.60 1.88 0.55 1.07 2.09 2.81
1978-79 * All Teams 68 - 34.7 20.90 8.75 17.72 .494 - - - 3.40 4.29 .791 2.53 5.31 7.84 1.87 0.59 1.21 2.94 3.47
1978-79 * NYK 34 - 30.1 17.79 7.32 14.97 .489 - - - 3.15 4.29 .733 1.94 4.12 6.06 1.65 0.29 0.85 2.56 3.18
1978-79 * NOJ 34 - 39.4 24.00 10.18 20.47 .497 - - - 3.65 4.29 .849 3.12 6.50 9.62 2.09 0.88 1.56 3.32 3.76
1979-80 LAL 76 - 20.3 9.68 3.79 7.78 .487 0.01 0.05 .250 2.09 2.71 .772 1.74 2.82 4.55 1.22 0.46 0.75 1.76 2.59
1981-82 WAS 76 63 27.4 13.28 5.20 10.91 .476 0.00 0.04 .000 2.88 3.42 .842 1.89 3.66 5.55 0.84 0.59 0.89 2.30 3.28
1982-83 WAS 38 25 20.4 8.24 3.29 8.21 .401 0.00 0.03 .000 1.66 2.29 .724 2.03 2.79 4.82 0.79 0.32 0.71 1.76 2.47
CAREER   760 88 33.7 19.20 7.62 16.38 .465 0.01 0.04 .125 3.96 4.96 .800 2.59 5.59 9.26 1.78 0.62 1.09 2.20 2.85

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 SEA 33 - 1,162 680 260 579 .449 - - - 160 218 .734 - - 396 48 - - - 84
1971-72 ☆ SEA 73 - 3,167 1,914 717 1,557 .461 - - - 480 586 .819 - - 926 148 - - - 208
1972-73 ☆ SEA 77 - 3,259 2,251 889 1,868 .476 - - - 473 564 .839 - - 995 196 - - - 213
1973-74 ☆ SEA 75 - 3,039 1,761 694 1,520 .457 - - - 373 458 .814 318 689 1,007 240 65 106 - 198
1974-75 ☆ SEA 68 - 2,529 1,525 608 1,325 .459 - - - 309 381 .811 198 432 630 137 54 108 - 173
1975-76 NYK 78 - 2,892 1,549 605 1,360 .445 - - - 339 448 .757 234 644 878 92 53 80 - 255
1976-77 NYK 31 - 1,021 513 202 449 .450 - - - 109 131 .832 77 203 280 50 14 29 - 72
1977-78 NYK 67 - 1,765 920 412 852 .484 - - - 96 135 .711 141 301 442 126 37 72 140 188
1978-79 * All Teams 68 - 2,361 1,421 595 1,205 .494 - - - 231 292 .791 172 361 533 127 40 82 200 236
1978-79 * NYK 34 - 1,023 605 249 509 .489 - - - 107 146 .733 66 140 206 56 10 29 87 108
1978-79 * NOJ 34 - 1,338 816 346 696 .497 - - - 124 146 .849 106 221 327 71 30 53 113 128
1979-80 LAL 76 - 1,544 736 288 591 .487 1 4 .250 159 206 .772 132 214 346 93 35 57 134 197
1981-82 WAS 76 63 2,086 1,009 395 829 .476 0 3 .000 219 260 .842 144 278 422 64 45 68 175 249
1982-83 WAS 38 25 775 313 125 312 .401 0 1 .000 63 87 .724 77 106 183 30 12 27 67 94
CAREER   760 88 25,600 14,592 5,790 12,447 .465 1 8 .125 3,011 3,766 .800 1,493 3,228 7,038 1,351 355 629 716 2,167

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1970-71 SEA 33 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .084 - - 0.38 15 18 .455 1.50 0.70 2.20
1971-72 ☆ SEA 73 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 - - 0.38 46 27 .630 6.30 2.40 8.70
1972-73 ☆ SEA 77 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .315 - - 0.30 25 52 .325 8.80 1.40 10.20
1973-74 ☆ SEA 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 - - 0.30 32 43 .427 6.20 3.50 9.70
1974-75 ☆ SEA 68 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .214 - - 0.29 34 34 .500 4.60 2.60 7.30
1975-76 NYK 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 - - 0.33 37 41 .474 3.50 3.40 6.80
1976-77 NYK 31 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 - - 0.29 15 16 .484 1.10 1.00 2.10
1977-78 NYK 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 0.90 0.26 0.16 37 30 .552 1.50 1.50 3.10
1978-79 * All Teams 68 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .242 0.64 0.20 0.24 25 43 .368 2.50 1.80 4.30
1978-79 * NYK 34 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .083 0.64 0.11 0.29 14 20 .412 1.00 0.70 1.60
1978-79 * NOJ 34 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 0.63 0.27 0.21 11 23 .324 1.50 1.20 2.70
1979-80 LAL 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098 0.69 0.26 0.35 55 21 .724 1.40 1.70 3.10
1981-82 WAS 76 63 2 0 0 0 0 0 .135 0.37 0.26 0.31 41 35 .539 0.40 3.20 3.60
1982-83 WAS 38 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 .047 0.45 0.18 0.28 16 22 .421 -0.80 1.20 0.40
CAREER   760 88 5 0 9 0 0 0 .154 0.61 0.24 0.30 378 382 .497 34.50 22.60 57.20

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1970-71 SEA 33 - .504 .449 - - - 5.86 - - - - 118.30 - 1.17 - - 18.34
1971-72 ☆ SEA 73 - .527 .461 - - - 7.19 - - - - 127.96 - 1.23 - - 19.76
1972-73 ☆ SEA 77 - .532 .476 - - - 10.05 - - - - 131.46 - 1.21 - - 22.75
1973-74 ☆ SEA 75 - .511 .457 9.72 23.09 16.10 11.64 - 0.93 1.80 - 127.10 - 1.16 - 96.7 19.38
1974-75 ☆ SEA 68 - .511 .459 7.99 17.57 12.76 8.51 - 0.97 2.23 - 126.99 - 1.15 - 97.4 19.06
1975-76 NYK 78 - .497 .445 8.19 23.27 15.61 4.82 - 0.85 1.48 - 120.15 - 1.14 - 97.2 17.19
1976-77 NYK 31 - .506 .450 8.08 20.44 14.38 6.72 - 0.61 1.47 - 128.19 - 1.14 - 100.1 15.60
1977-78 NYK 67 - .505 .484 8.40 17.30 12.94 9.91 13.32 0.92 2.11 22.56 119.47 -3.09 1.08 99.1 102.2 15.68
1978-79 * All Teams 68 - .533 .494 7.58 15.45 11.57 8.16 13.04 0.76 1.77 25.11 128.49 -4.84 1.18 103.3 105.9 16.84
1978-79 * NYK 34 - .528 .489 6.92 14.81 10.85 7.98 13.18 0.45 1.50 25.31 122.21 -4.90 1.19 102.0 107.0 15.64
1978-79 * NOJ 34 - .537 .497 8.01 15.64 11.95 8.37 12.94 0.99 1.94 24.89 134.64 -4.78 1.17 103.3 105.2 17.64
1979-80 LAL 76 - .540 .488 10.22 13.90 12.22 7.59 16.43 1.05 1.92 21.16 150.92 -4.62 1.25 104.0 105.4 13.94
1981-82 WAS 76 63 .535 .476 7.68 14.31 11.06 4.59 15.65 1.04 1.83 22.42 131.88 -6.44 1.22 99.9 103.0 13.30
1982-83 WAS 38 25 .447 .401 10.89 15.29 13.07 5.75 16.06 0.75 2.01 22.33 112.48 -6.29 1.00 88.6 100.4 10.01
CAREER   760 88 .517 .465 8.73 18.53 13.67 7.83 14.51 0.90 1.84 22.97 138.97 -5.15 1.17 100.3 101.0 17.79

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NBA Transactions

Dec 20, 1970 - Spencer Haywood signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Mar 29, 1971 - The Buffalo Braves selected Spencer Haywood in Round 2 with Pick 13 in the 1971 NBA Draft.
Oct 23, 1975 - Spencer Haywood was acquired by the New York Knicks from the Seattle SuperSonics in a trade.
Jan 5, 1979 - Spencer Haywood was acquired by the New Orleans Jazz from the New York Knicks in a trade.
Aug 13, 1979 - Spencer Haywood was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Utah Jazz in a trade.
Aug 19, 1980 - The Los Angeles Lakers placed the contract of Spencer Haywood on waivers.
Aug 26, 1980 - Spencer Haywood, previously with the Los Angeles Lakers, became a free agent.
Oct 24, 1981 - Spencer Haywood signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Bullets.
Mar 9, 1983 - The Washington Bullets placed the contract of Spencer Haywood on waivers.
Mar 11, 1983 - Spencer Haywood, previously with the Washington Bullets, became a free agent.
Sep 25, 1985 - Spencer Haywood signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Oct 3, 1985 - The Detroit Pistons placed the contract of Spencer Haywood on waivers.
Oct 5, 1985 - Spencer Haywood, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1980
All-NBA First Team - 1972, 1973
All-NBA Second Team - 1974, 1975

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1974-75 SEA 9 - 37.4 15.67 5.22 14.56 .359 - - - 5.22 6.78 .770 2.22 6.78 9.00 2.00 0.78 1.22 - 3.22
1977-78 NYK 6 - 29.5 16.17 7.17 14.17 .506 - - - 1.83 1.83 1.000 3.17 3.83 7.00 2.00 0.33 0.83 1.67 4.00
1979-80 LAL 11 - 13.2 5.73 2.27 4.82 .472 0.00 0.09 .000 1.18 1.45 .813 1.27 1.09 2.36 0.36 0.00 0.55 1.82 1.55
1981-82 WAS 7 0 33.0 20.00 8.14 16.43 .496 0.00 0.00 .000 3.71 5.00 .743 2.29 3.29 5.57 1.00 0.57 2.00 2.14 4.00
CAREER   33 0 27.0 13.36 5.21 11.64 .448 0.00 0.06 .000 2.94 3.73 .789 2.09 3.61 5.70 1.24 0.39 1.09 1.88 2.97

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1974-75 SEA 9 - 337 141 47 131 .359 - - - 47 61 .770 20 61 81 18 7 11 - 29
1977-78 NYK 6 - 177 97 43 85 .506 - - - 11 11 1.000 19 23 42 12 2 5 10 24
1979-80 LAL 11 - 145 63 25 53 .472 0 1 .000 13 16 .813 14 12 26 4 0 6 20 17
1981-82 WAS 7 0 231 140 57 115 .496 0 0 .000 26 35 .743 16 23 39 7 4 14 15 28
CAREER   33 0 890 441 172 384 .448 0 1 .000 97 123 .789 69 119 188 41 13 36 45 98

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1974-75 SEA 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 - - 0.47 4 5 .444 -0.10 0.30 0.20
1977-78 NYK 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 1.20 0.20 0.13 2 4 .333 0.40 - 0.40
1979-80 LAL 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041 0.20 0.00 0.30 8 3 .727 -0.10 0.10 -
1981-82 WAS 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0.47 0.27 0.30 3 4 .429 0.30 0.30 0.70
CAREER   33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 0.51 0.13 0.32 17 16 .515 0.50 0.70 1.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1974-75 SEA 9 - .447 .359 6.27 18.44 12.47 7.67 - 0.94 1.74 - 112.93 - 1.08 - 99.4 12.84
1977-78 NYK 6 - .540 .506 10.10 14.28 12.03 9.25 10.02 0.49 1.45 21.25 150.59 -1.10 1.14 110.7 110.3 17.71
1979-80 LAL 11 - .525 .472 10.53 8.75 9.63 3.66 24.99 - 2.33 21.75 128.42 -12.06 1.19 89.3 108.8 8.15
1981-82 WAS 7 0 .537 .496 7.57 11.50 9.48 5.80 10.32 0.88 3.55 26.35 123.85 -4.72 1.22 106.7 102.4 18.55
CAREER   33 0 .503 .448 8.19 14.33 11.24 6.68 13.83 0.68 2.23 23.30 123.65 -5.54 1.15 104.1 104.6 14.53

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1972, 1973, 1975
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1974

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1972 West 1 - 25 11 4 10 .400 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 7 1 - - - 2
1973 West 1 - 22 12 5 10 .500 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 10 0 - - - 5
1974 West 1 - 33 23 10 17 .588 - - - 3 3 1.000 2 9 11 5 0 3 - 5
1975 West 1 - 17 2 1 9 .111 - - - 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0 0 0 - 1
TOTAL   4 - 97 48 20 46 .435 - - - 8 9 .889 3 28 31 6 0 3 - 13
AVERAGES   4 - 24.3 12.00 5.00 11.50 .435 - - - 2.00 2.25 .889 0.75 7.00 7.75 1.50 0.00 0.75 - 3.25

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NCAA Career

College: Detroit-Mercy (1969)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1967-68 Trinidad State Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1968-69 Detroit-Mercy So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1969
NABC All-American First Team - 1969
AP All-American First Team - 1969
USBWA All-American First Team - 1969
UPI All-American First Team - 1969

High School Basketball Career

Prep/High School: Pershing High School [Detroit, Michigan]

Prep/High School Awards & Honors

Mr. Basketball USA - 1967

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Spencer Haywood?

Spencer Haywood is 75 years old.

What is the height of Spencer Haywood?

Spencer Haywood is 6-8 (203cm) tall.

What is the weight of Spencer Haywood?

Spencer Haywood is 225 lbs (102kg).

What is the birthday of Spencer Haywood?

Spencer Haywood was born on Apr 22, 1949.

What position does Spencer Haywood play?

Spencer Haywood plays the PF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Spencer Haywood?

Spencer Haywood was drafted out of Detroit-Mercy.

What high school did Spencer Haywood attend?

Spencer Haywood attended Pershing High School in Detroit, Michigan.

What nationality is Spencer Haywood?

Spencer Haywood has a United States nationality.

Where was Spencer Haywood born?

Spencer Haywood was born in Silver City, Mississippi.

How many NBA seasons has Spencer Haywood played?

Spencer Haywood played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Spencer Haywood?

Spencer Haywood had career averages 19.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 blocks, 0.5 steals in 760 games.

What are the career totals of Spencer Haywood?

Spencer Haywood had career totals of 14,592 points, 7,038 rebounds, 1,351 assists, 629 blocks, 355 steals in 760 games.

How many teams has Spencer Haywood been on?

Spencer Haywood played for 5 NBA teams in his career - Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Washington Wizards.

When was Spencer Haywood drafted?

Spencer Haywood was drafted in the 2nd round (#35 overall) of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves.

What is Spencer Haywood's career high in points?

Spencer Haywood averaged a career high 29.2 points per game in 1972-1973.

What is Spencer Haywood's career high in rebounds?

Spencer Haywood averaged a career high 13.4 rebounds per game in 1973-1974.

What is Spencer Haywood's career high in assists?

Spencer Haywood averaged a career high 3.2 assists per game in 1973-1974.

What is the career PER of Spencer Haywood's?

Spencer Haywood had a career PER of 17.8.

Is Spencer Haywood in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Spencer Haywood was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

How many championships has Spencer Haywood won?

Spencer Haywood has won 1 NBA championships.

How many times did Spencer Haywood win All-NBA First Team?

Spencer Haywood won All-NBA 1st 2 times.

How many All-Star teams has Spencer Haywood been on?

Spencer Haywood is a 4x All-Star.

Is Spencer Haywood's jersey retired?

Spencer Haywood's #24 jersey was retired by the Oklahoma City Thunder.