Yao Ming vs. Odie Spears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Odie Spears and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Odie Spears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Odie Spears: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Odie Spears 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Odie Spears 8

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Odie Spears 7

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Odie Spears 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Odie Spears 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Odie Spears 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Odie Spears 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Odie Spears 1.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Odie Spears 4,161

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Odie Spears 1,409 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Odie Spears 917

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Odie Spears 479

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Odie Spears .366

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Odie Spears .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Odie Spears 10.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Odie Spears 4.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Odie Spears 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Odie Spears - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Odie Spears 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Odie Spears 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Odie Spears 1.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Odie Spears - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Odie Spears 206

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Odie Spears 89 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Odie Spears 44

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Odie Spears - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Odie Spears 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Odie Spears .315

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Odie Spears - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Odie Spears .637

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Odie Spears 11.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Odie Spears 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Odie Spears 3.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Odie Spears - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.