Tim Hardaway vs. Odie Spears Comparison

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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (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.