Mitch Richmond vs. Odie Spears Comparison

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

Mitch Richmond

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Odie Spears 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Odie Spears 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) 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.