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Forward ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA ·#15

Odie Spears

Age101 BornJun 26, 1925 FromUSA Height196 cm (6'5") Weight93 kg CollegeWestern Kentucky Draft1948
Career averages
8.6PPG
2.9RPG
1.9APG
490 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
490Games
4,211Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 271 games · 1951-52 to 1954-55
Draft1948
-Round
-Overall pick
From Western Kentucky
Career highsSingle season
10.5PPG · 1949-50 · -
4.6RPG · 1951-52 · SAC
2.5APG · 1951-52 · SAC
Position rank1955-56
#16PPG rank
#18PER rank
#18Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 22 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1956-57 - 1956-57 · 1 seasons
5.0 PPG 1.7 RPG 0.9 APG
7 games
Detroit Pistons
1955-56 - 1956-57 · 2 seasons
6.5 PPG 3.1 RPG 1.6 APG
76 games
Sacramento Kings
1951-52 - 1954-55 · 4 seasons
8.8 PPG 4.3 RPG 2.0 APG
271 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1948-49 NBA 57 0 0.0 9.3 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 31.7 0.0 66.5 - -
1949-50 NBA 68 0 0.0 10.5 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 35.7 0.0 68.7 - -
1951-52 SAC 66 0 25.3 8.6 4.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 39.5 0.0 76.3 - -
1952-53 SAC 62 0 22.8 9.6 4.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 40.1 0.0 81.9 - -
1953-54 SAC 72 0 22.7 7.7 4.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 36.4 0.0 76.9 - -
1954-55 SAC 71 0 26.6 9.5 4.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 38.6 0.0 81.2 - -
1955-56 DET 72 0 19.1 6.8 3.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 35.5 0.0 79.1 - -
1956-57 NBA 11 0 10.7 3.9 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 31.6 0.0 86.4 - -
1956-57 ATL 7 0 13.9 5.0 1.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 32.3 0.0 83.3 - -
1956-57 DET 4 0 5.3 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 28.6 0.0 100.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1956 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1956-57 to 1956-57
Jul 1956 Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks season change
Jul 1955 Sacramento Kings Detroit Pistons season change

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About Odie Spears

Marion Odicea "Odie" Spears was an American basketball player.