Elgin Baylor vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Odie Spears 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Odie Spears 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** 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.