Larry Bird vs. Emeka Okafor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Emeka Okafor and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Emeka Okafor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Emeka Okafor: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Emeka Okafor 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Emeka Okafor 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Emeka Okafor 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Emeka Okafor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Emeka Okafor 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Emeka Okafor 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Emeka Okafor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Emeka Okafor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Emeka Okafor 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Emeka Okafor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Emeka Okafor 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Emeka Okafor 9.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Emeka Okafor 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Emeka Okafor 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Emeka Okafor 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Emeka Okafor 7,370

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Emeka Okafor 5,967

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Emeka Okafor 520

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Emeka Okafor 414

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Emeka Okafor 1,003

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Emeka Okafor 616

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Emeka Okafor .512

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Emeka Okafor .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Emeka Okafor .586

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Emeka Okafor 15.1 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Emeka Okafor 11.3 (2007)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Emeka Okafor 1.2 (2007)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Emeka Okafor 0.9 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Emeka Okafor 2.6 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Emeka Okafor 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Emeka Okafor 4.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Emeka Okafor 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Emeka Okafor 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Emeka Okafor 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Emeka Okafor 44

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Emeka Okafor 33

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Emeka Okafor 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Emeka Okafor 6

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Emeka Okafor 6

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Emeka Okafor 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Emeka Okafor .625

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Emeka Okafor -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Emeka Okafor .364

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Emeka Okafor 7.3 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Emeka Okafor 5.5 (2011)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Emeka Okafor 0.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Emeka Okafor 1.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Emeka Okafor 1.0 (2011)