Rudy Gay vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.