Lauri Markkanen vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Lauri Markkanen 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

Lauri Markkanen

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lauri Markkanen: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lauri Markkanen 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Lauri Markkanen 7 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Lauri Markkanen 0 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Lauri Markkanen 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 18.1 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 7.3 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 1.5 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.5 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen 7,308 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen 2,923 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen 587 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen 281 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen 205 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 403 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen .459 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen .375 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen .866 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 25.6 (2023) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 9.0 (2019) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 2.0 (2024) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.9 (2024) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.6 (2019) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 0 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - 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.