Jeremy Lin vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.