Shaquille O'Neal vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Odie Spears 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Odie Spears 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Odie Spears 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Odie Spears 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Odie Spears - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.