Gary Payton vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Odie Spears 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Odie Spears 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Odie Spears 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Odie Spears 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.