Paul Arizin vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Odie Spears 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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.