Dell Curry vs. Odie Spears Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Odie Spears and Dell Curry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, 8 more than Odie Spears, who played 8. Dell Curry had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Odie Spears had his rookie season in 1948-49. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Dell Curry |
16 |
10 |
1986-87 to 2001-02 |
Odie Spears |
8 |
7 |
1948-49 to 1956-57 |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
67 |
9.5 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.426 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.283 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.789 |
Odie Spears |
57 |
- |
9.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
3.5 |
11.1 |
.317 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.5 |
.665 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Odie Spears |
2 |
- |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
3.5 |
13.0 |
.269 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.5 |
.571 |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
79 |
19.0 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
9.4 |
.458 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.346 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.782 |
Odie Spears |
68 |
- |
10.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.1 |
11.4 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.4 |
.687 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
2 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Odie Spears |
2 |
- |
11.5 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
4.5 |
11.0 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.0 |
.500 |
Note: Odie Spears didn't play in 1950-51.
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
48 |
16.9 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
10.9 |
.491 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.345 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.870 |
Odie Spears |
66 |
25.3 |
8.6 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
.395 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.763 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Odie Spears |
6 |
20.5 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
3.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
1.7 |
5.5 |
.303 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.7 |
.563 |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
67 |
27.8 |
16.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
14.8 |
.466 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.354 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.923 |
Odie Spears |
62 |
22.8 |
9.6 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
3.2 |
8.0 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.819 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Odie Spears |
3 |
20.7 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.421 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.800 |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
76 |
19.9 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
9.4 |
.471 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.372 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.842 |
Odie Spears |
72 |
22.7 |
7.7 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.364 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.769 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Odie Spears |
6 |
20.2 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
.286 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.857 |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
77 |
26.2 |
15.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
13.5 |
.486 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.404 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.836 |
Odie Spears |
71 |
26.6 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
.386 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Odie Spears |
3 |
30.0 |
11.7 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
4.0 |
15.0 |
.267 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.688 |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
80 |
26.2 |
15.3 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
6.2 |
13.8 |
.452 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.401 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.866 |
Odie Spears |
72 |
19.1 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
.355 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.791 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
9 |
24.7 |
11.0 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
10.8 |
.433 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.818 |
Odie Spears |
10 |
17.7 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
.323 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.565 |
|
Season 8 |
|
Dell Curry |
Odie Spears |
Season |
1993-94 | 1956-57 |
Team |
Charlotte Hornets | Fort Wayne Pistons, St. Louis Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
Sixth Man of the Year | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
82 |
26.5 |
16.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.455 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
.402 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.873 |
Odie Spears |
11 |
10.7 |
3.9 |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.316 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.864 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
69 |
24.9 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
11.3 |
.441 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
.427 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.856 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
4 |
26.8 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
.471 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.429 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.909 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
82 |
28.9 |
14.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
11.9 |
.453 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.404 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.854 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
68 |
30.6 |
14.8 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
12.3 |
.459 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.426 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.803 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
3 |
17.0 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
.294 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
52 |
18.7 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.447 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.421 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.788 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
9 |
18.8 |
5.8 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
.404 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
.250 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.857 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
42 |
20.6 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
8.0 |
.485 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
.476 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.824 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
3 |
16.3 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
.133 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
.125 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.000 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
67 |
16.3 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.427 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.393 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.750 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
3 |
10.0 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
71 |
13.5 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
.424 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.428 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.843 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
12 |
15.1 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.422 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.378 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.833 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
56 |
15.8 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.406 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.344 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.892 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
4 |
15.0 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
.400 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.800 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Odie Spears |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |