Larry Bird vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Odie Spears 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Odie Spears 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Odie Spears 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Odie Spears 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.