Kevin McHale vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Odie Spears 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Odie Spears 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.