Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Odie Spears 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Odie Spears 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Odie Spears 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Odie Spears 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Odie Spears 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Odie Spears 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) 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.