Odie Spears vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Odie Spears

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Odie Spears 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Odie Spears 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Odie Spears 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Odie Spears 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Odie Spears 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Odie Spears 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Odie Spears 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Odie Spears 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Odie Spears 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Odie Spears 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Odie Spears 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Odie Spears 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Odie Spears 4.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Odie Spears 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Odie Spears 4,161 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Odie Spears 1,409 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Odie Spears 917 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Odie Spears 479 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Odie Spears .366 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Odie Spears .763 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Odie Spears 10.5 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Odie Spears 2.5 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Odie Spears 6.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Odie Spears 3.2 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Odie Spears 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Odie Spears 206 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Odie Spears 89 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Odie Spears 44 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Odie Spears 32 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Odie Spears .315 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Odie Spears .637 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Odie Spears 11.7 (1955) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Odie Spears 3.3 (1955) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Odie Spears - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.