JaVale McGee vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.