Penny Hardaway vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) 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.