Odie Spears
SF · 2TM
Seasons 1948-49–1956-57 · 8 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1924
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Player info
| Position | SF |
|---|---|
| Number | #15 (also #20, #8, #19) |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| Born | 1924-06-17 |
| College | Western Kentucky |
| Drafted | 1948 · Round 4, Pick None · CHS |
| Seasons | 1948-49–1956-57 (8) |
Career averages
8.7 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.9 APG · 479 games · .366 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | CHS | 24 | 57 | — | .317 | — | .665 | — | 1.7 | — | — | 9.3 | — | .370 |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 25 | 68 | — | .357 | — | .687 | — | 2.3 | — | — | 10.5 | — | .406 |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 27 | 66 | 25.3 | .395 | — | .763 | 4.6 | 2.5 | — | — | 8.6 | 14.0 | .444 |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 28 | 62 | 22.8 | .401 | — | .819 | 4.0 | 1.8 | — | — | 9.6 | 17.2 | .495 |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 29 | 72 | 22.7 | .364 | — | .769 | 4.3 | 1.5 | — | — | 7.7 | 14.3 | .452 |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 30 | 71 | 26.6 | .386 | — | .812 | 4.2 | 2.1 | — | — | 9.5 | 12.7 | .477 |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 31 | 72 | 19.1 | .355 | — | .791 | 3.2 | 1.7 | — | — | 6.8 | 11.3 | .441 |
| 1956-57 | 2TM | 32 | 11 | 10.7 | .316 | — | .864 | 1.4 | 0.6 | — | — | 3.9 | 8.4 | .451 |
| FTW | 32 | 4 | 5.3 | .286 | — | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.3 | — | — | 2.0 | 11.9 | .457 | |
| STL | 32 | 7 | 13.9 | .323 | — | .833 | 1.7 | 0.9 | — | — | 5.0 | 7.6 | .450 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | CHS | 57 | — | — | 200 | 631 | .317 | — | — | 131 | 197 | — | 97 | — | — | — | 531 |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 68 | — | — | 277 | 775 | .357 | — | — | 158 | 230 | — | 159 | — | — | — | 712 |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 66 | — | 1,673 | 225 | 570 | .395 | — | — | 116 | 152 | 303 | 163 | — | — | — | 566 |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 62 | — | 1,414 | 198 | 494 | .401 | — | — | 199 | 243 | 251 | 113 | — | — | — | 595 |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 72 | — | 1,633 | 184 | 505 | .364 | — | — | 183 | 238 | 310 | 109 | — | — | — | 551 |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 71 | — | 1,888 | 226 | 585 | .386 | — | — | 220 | 271 | 299 | 148 | — | — | — | 672 |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 72 | — | 1,378 | 166 | 468 | .355 | — | — | 159 | 201 | 231 | 121 | — | — | — | 491 |
| 1956-57 | 2TM | 11 | — | 118 | 12 | 38 | .316 | — | — | 19 | 22 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 43 |
| FTW | 4 | — | 21 | 2 | 7 | .286 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | |
| STL | 7 | — | 97 | 10 | 31 | .323 | — | — | 15 | 18 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 35 | |
| Career | 479 | — | — | 1,488 | 4,066 | .366 | 0 | 0 | 1185 | 1554 | 1409 | 917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,161 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | CHS | 57 | — | — | — | .317 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 68 | — | — | — | .357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 66 | 25.3 | 4.8 | 12.3 | .395 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 12.2 |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 62 | 22.8 | 5.0 | 12.6 | .401 | — | — | 5.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 72 | 22.7 | 4.1 | 11.1 | .364 | — | — | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 71 | 26.6 | 4.3 | 11.2 | .386 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 12.8 |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 72 | 19.1 | 4.3 | 12.2 | .355 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 12.8 |
| 1956-57 | 2TM | 11 | 10.7 | 3.7 | 11.6 | .316 | — | — | 5.8 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 13.1 |
| FTW | 4 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 12.0 | .286 | — | — | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 13.7 | |
| STL | 7 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 11.5 | .323 | — | — | 5.6 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 13.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | CHS | 57 | — | — | .370 | — | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | CHS | 68 | — | — | .406 | — | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | ROC | 66 | 1,673 | 14.0 | .444 | — | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .090 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | ROC | 62 | 1,414 | 17.2 | .495 | — | 3.7 | 1.6 | 5.2 | .177 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | ROC | 72 | 1,633 | 14.3 | .452 | — | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.7 | .137 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | ROC | 71 | 1,888 | 12.7 | .477 | — | 2.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | .096 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 72 | 1,378 | 11.3 | .441 | — | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .070 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | 2TM | 11 | 118 | 8.4 | .451 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .078 | — | — | — | — |
| FTW | 4 | 21 | 11.9 | .457 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .080 | — | — | — | — | |
| STL | 7 | 97 | 7.6 | .450 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .078 | — | — | — | — | |
| Career | 479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.9 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 6 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | — | .658 |
| 1952-53 | 3 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 4.545 |
| 1953-54 | 6 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .471 | — | .604 |
| 1954-55 | 3 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .800 | — | .764 |
| 1955-56 | 10 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .370 | — | .413 |
| Career | 28 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .574 | — | .614 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 172 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 124–48 |
| Away | 147 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 40–107 |
| In wins | 164 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 164–0 |
| In losses | 155 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0–155 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 53 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37–16 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 38 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 18–20 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 41 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 24–17 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 39 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 23–16 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22–32 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 42 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18–24 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Odie Spears's career stats?
Odie Spears has averaged 8.7 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.9 APG over 8 seasons (1948-49–1956-57).
How tall is Odie Spears?
Odie Spears is 6-5 (205 lb).
When was Odie Spears drafted?
Odie Spears was drafted in 1948, round 4, pick None.