Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Odie Spears 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Odie Spears 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Odie Spears 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Odie Spears 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Odie Spears 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Odie Spears 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.