James Harden vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Odie Spears 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Odie Spears 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Odie Spears 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals James Harden 271 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 164 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) 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.