Spencer Haywood vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Odie Spears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * 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.