Dirk Nowitzki vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Odie Spears 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Odie Spears 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) 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.