Spencer Haywood 1978-79 Advanced Game Log

Spencer Haywood ▪ Twitter: SpencerHaywood

(Known as Abdullah Haywood for part of career)

(Wood, Woody, Weedie, Driftwood)

Position: Power Forward and Center ▪ Shoots: Right

6-8, 225lb (203cm, 102kg)

Born: April 22, 1949 in Silver City, Mississippi us

Colleges: Trinidad State Junior College, Detroit Mercy

High School: Pershing in Detroit, Michigan

Draft: Buffalo Braves, 2nd round (13th pick, 30th overall), 1971 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: January 4, 1971 ▪ ABA Debut: October 19, 1969

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2015 (Full List)

Career Length: 13 years

Hall of Fame
5x All Star
1980 NBA Champ
4x All-NBA
1969-70 All-ABA
1969-70 All-Rookie
1969-70 AS MVP
1969-70 MVP
1969-70 ROY
ABA All-Time Team

SUMMARY

Career

844

PTS

20.3

TRB

10.3

AST

1.8

FG%

46.9

FG3%

5.3

FT%

79.6

eFG%

46.9

PER

19.1

78.5

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1978-79 Regular Season

1978-79 Regular Season Table
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
1	1	1978-10-13	29-174	NYK		HOU	L (-4)	0	31:00	.400
2	2	1978-10-17	29-178	NYK		SEA	L (-11)	0	17:00	.833
3	3	1978-10-20	29-181	NYK	@	MIL	W (+10)	0	28:00	.610
4	4	1978-10-21	29-182	NYK		NJN	W (+1)	0	29:00	.599
5	5	1978-10-24	29-185	NYK		ATL	W (+4)	0	24:00	.517
6	6	1978-10-25	29-186	NYK	@	HOU	L (-5)	1	39:00	.505
7	7	1978-10-26	29-187	NYK	@	NOJ	L (-12)	1	46:00	.730
8	8	1978-10-28	29-189	NYK		IND	W (+5)	1	41:00	.619
9	9	1978-10-31	29-192	NYK	@	PHO	L (-12)	1	42:00	.498											12.1
10	10	1978-11-02	29-194	NYK	@	SDC	W (+5)	1	41:00	.568
11	11	1978-11-03	29-195	NYK	@	LAL	L (-23)	1	37:00	.531											16.6
12	12	1978-11-05	29-197	NYK	@	POR	L (-15)	1	31:00	.498											12.4
13	13	1978-11-08	29-200	NYK	@	SEA	W (+4)	1	23:00	.333
14	14	1978-11-09	29-201	NYK	@	DEN	L (-7)	0	19:00	.590											9.5
15	15	1978-11-11	29-203	NYK		BOS	W (+13)	0	23:00	.191											-0.8
16	16	1978-11-14	29-206	NYK		DEN	W (+6)	0	30:00	.409											4.7
17	17	1978-11-16	29-208	NYK	@	CLE	W (+4)	0	21:00	.400											2.9
18	18	1978-11-18	29-210	NYK		MIL	W (+2)	0	18:00	.250
19	19	1978-11-21	29-213	NYK		DET	W (+17)	1	40:00	.558
20	20	1978-11-24	29-216	NYK	@	BOS	L (-11)	1	46:00	.680											20.4
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
21	21	1978-11-25	29-217	NYK		NOJ	W (+7)	1	45:00	.676
22	22	1978-11-28	29-220	NYK		WSB	L (-27)	1	23:00	.477
23	23	1978-11-29	29-221	NYK	@	IND	L (-2)	1	40:00	.354
24	24	1978-12-02	29-224	NYK		POR	W (+34)	1	31:00	.555											12.5
25	25	1978-12-05	29-227	NYK		KCK	L (-13)	1	40:00	.481
26	26	1978-12-09	29-231	NYK		CHI	L (-5)	1	26:00	.442											5.4
27	27	1978-12-12	29-234	NYK		SDC	L (-2)	1	33:00	.582
28	28	1978-12-13	29-235	NYK	@	SAS	L (-30)	1	27:00	.242
29	29	1978-12-19	29-241	NYK		IND	W (+28)	0	16:00	.481
30	30	1978-12-20	29-242	NYK	@	ATL	L (-9)	0	36:00	.729
31	31	1978-12-23	29-245	NYK	@	HOU	L (-22)	0	21:00	.536
32	32	1978-12-25	29-247	NYK		PHI	L (-15)	0	21:00	.465
33	33	1979-01-02	29-255	NYK		PHO	L (-12)	0	14:00	.740											5.7
34	34	1979-01-04	29-257	NYK	@	CLE	L (-14)	0	24:00	.308											2.5
35	35	1979-01-09	29-262	NOJ		SDC	L (-7)	0	41:00	.507
36	36	1979-01-10	29-263	NOJ	@	PHI	L (-11)	1	40:00	.624
37	37	1979-01-12	29-265	NOJ		PHI	W (+11)	1	31:00	.540
38	38	1979-01-13	29-266	NOJ	@	HOU	L (-11)	1	43:00	.512
39	39	1979-01-16	29-269	NOJ		DEN	L (-4)	1	37:00	.447											13.9
40	40	1979-01-17	29-270	NOJ	@	WSB	L (-10)	1	37:00	.529
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
41	41	1979-01-19	29-272	NOJ		POR	W (+6)	1	38:00	.453											12.1
42	42	1979-01-20	29-273	NOJ	@	ATL	L (-24)	1	39:00	.631
43	43	1979-01-21	29-274	NOJ		ATL	W (+21)	1	44:00	.574
44	44	1979-01-26	29-279	NOJ	@	NJN	L (-6)	1	40:00	.331
45	45	1979-02-02	29-286	NOJ	@	CHI	L (-6)	1	44:00	.441											21.6
46	46	1979-02-07	29-291	NOJ		NYK	W (+2)	1	37:00	.574
47	47	1979-02-09	29-293	NOJ		HOU	L (-7)	1	43:00	.605
48	48	1979-02-10	29-294	NOJ	@	DET	W (+2)	1	45:00	.594
49	49	1979-02-13	29-297	NOJ	@	POR	L (-19)	1	36:00	.366											8.5
50	50	1979-02-14	29-298	NOJ	@	GSW	L (-12)	1	41:00	.409											5.9
51	51	1979-02-15	29-299	NOJ	@	SDC	L (-10)	1	41:00	.583
52	52	1979-02-17	29-301	NOJ	@	PHO	L (-24)	1	38:00	.503											10.8
53	53	1979-02-18	29-302	NOJ	@	DEN	L (-3)	1	47:00	.582											20.6
54	54	1979-02-23	29-307	NOJ		CHI	W (+9)	1	42:00	.496											19.6
55	55	1979-02-24	29-308	NOJ	@	CLE	W (+9)	1	44:00	.521											17.6
56	56	1979-02-28	29-312	NOJ	@	BOS	L (-10)	1	46:00	.550											17.4
57	57	1979-03-03	29-315	NOJ	@	DET	L (-9)	1	44:00	.606
58	58	1979-03-07	29-319	NOJ		POR	L (-1)	1	40:00	.311											-1.8
59	59	1979-03-15	29-327	NOJ		SAS	W (+2)	1	37:00	.575
60	60	1979-03-16	29-328	NOJ		KCK	L (-8)	1	44:00	.661
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
61	61	1979-03-18	29-330	NOJ		PHO	W (+4)	1	32:00	.827											17.7
62	62	1979-03-20	29-332	NOJ		WSB	L (-19)	1	37:00	.457
63	63	1979-03-23	29-335	NOJ	@	CHI	L (-17)	1	41:00	.594											16.5
64	64	1979-03-24	29-336	NOJ		CLE	W (+22)	1	27:00	.718											18.9
65	65	1979-03-27	29-339	NOJ		IND	L (-3)	1	31:00	.427
66	66	1979-04-03	29-346	NOJ		BOS	W (+16)	1	36:00	.619
67	67	1979-04-05	29-348	NOJ		DET	L (-16)	1	42:00	.513
68	68	1979-04-06	29-349	NOJ		MIL	L (-9)	1	33:00	.688

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