Earl Monroe vs. Odie Spears Comparison

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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Odie Spears 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Odie Spears 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * 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.