George Gervin vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Odie Spears 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Odie Spears - n/a **

Notes: * 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.