Jimmy Butler vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Odie Spears 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Odie Spears 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.