Karl Malone vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Odie Spears 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Odie Spears 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.