Larry Bird vs. Mehmet Okur Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mehmet Okur 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.

Mehmet Okur

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mehmet Okur: 2002-03 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mehmet Okur 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mehmet Okur 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mehmet Okur 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mehmet Okur 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mehmet Okur 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mehmet Okur 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mehmet Okur 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Mehmet Okur 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Mehmet Okur 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mehmet Okur 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Mehmet Okur 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mehmet Okur 7.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mehmet Okur 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mehmet Okur 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mehmet Okur 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mehmet Okur 8,561

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mehmet Okur 4,436

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mehmet Okur 1,089

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Mehmet Okur 329

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mehmet Okur 453

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mehmet Okur 634

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mehmet Okur .458

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Mehmet Okur .375

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mehmet Okur .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mehmet Okur 18.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mehmet Okur 9.1 (2006)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mehmet Okur 2.4 (2006)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Mehmet Okur 0.8 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Mehmet Okur 1.1 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mehmet Okur 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mehmet Okur 5.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mehmet Okur 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mehmet Okur 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mehmet Okur 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mehmet Okur 576

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mehmet Okur 416

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mehmet Okur 78

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mehmet Okur 49

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mehmet Okur 46

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mehmet Okur 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mehmet Okur .415

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Mehmet Okur .362

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mehmet Okur .713

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mehmet Okur 15.4 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mehmet Okur 11.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mehmet Okur 2.0 (2009)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Mehmet Okur 1.4 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mehmet Okur 0.9 (2007)