Rick Barry vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Odie Spears 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Odie Spears 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Odie Spears 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Odie Spears 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Odie Spears 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.