John Havlicek vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Odie Spears 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Odie Spears 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.