Spencer Haywood
- Seasons
- 1969-70 to 1982-83
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Apr 22, 1949
- College
- Trinidad State Junior College, Detroit Mercy
- Draft
- 1971, round 2, pick 30
1Championships
1MVP awards
5All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.1
- True shooting
- .521
- Effective FG
- .481
- Usage rate
- 23.6
- Win shares
- 78.6
- WS per 48
- .128
- Box plus/minus
- -0.3
- VORP
- 7.7
- Best season, WS
- 17.1
- Best season, BPM
- 2.3
- MVP vote shares
- 1.08
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 1 scoring, 1 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 ABA | DNR | 20 | 84 | 3,808 | 28.0 | .546 | .493 | 24.9 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 17.1 | .216 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 21 | 33 | 1,162 | 18.0 | .504 | .449 | – | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .091 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 22 | 73 | 3,167 | 19.7 | .527 | .461 | – | 6.3 | 2.4 | 8.7 | .131 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | SEA | 23 | 77 | 3,259 | 22.7 | .532 | .476 | – | 8.8 | 1.4 | 10.2 | .150 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | SEA | 24 | 75 | 3,039 | 19.4 | .511 | .457 | – | 6.2 | 3.5 | 9.7 | .153 | 2.8 | -0.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | – | 97 |
| 1974-75 | SEA | 25 | 68 | 2,529 | 19.0 | .511 | .459 | – | 4.6 | 2.6 | 7.3 | .138 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | – | 98 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 26 | 78 | 2,892 | 17.2 | .497 | .445 | – | 3.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 | .114 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -0.2 | 1.3 | – | 97 |
| 1976-77 | NYK | 27 | 31 | 1,021 | 15.6 | .506 | .450 | – | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .096 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -0.6 | 0.4 | – | 100 |
| 1977-78 | NYK | 28 | 67 | 1,765 | 15.7 | .505 | .484 | 22.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.1 | .083 | 0.1 | -1.0 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 99 | 102 |
| 1978-79 | 2+ teams | 29 | 68 | 2,361 | 16.8 | .533 | .494 | 25.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .087 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 103 | 106 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 30 | 76 | 1,544 | 13.9 | .540 | .488 | 21.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | .095 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 104 | 105 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 32 | 76 | 2,086 | 13.2 | .535 | .476 | 22.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .083 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 100 | 103 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 33 | 38 | 775 | 10.0 | .447 | .401 | 22.3 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .025 | -4.1 | -0.5 | -4.6 | -0.5 | 89 | 100 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.