Jermaine O'Neal vs. Odie Spears Comparison

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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Odie Spears 1.9

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

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.