Billy Cunningham vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Odie Spears - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.