Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Mehmet Okur

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Mehmet Okur played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. Mehmet Okur has a 14-9 winning record over Yao Ming, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Mehmet Okur:
2002-03 to 2011-12
23 Games played
16 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
9
6
3
Mehmet Okur
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 18.7 8.7 1.1 0.21.9
Mehmet Okur 13.9 7.4 1.61.01.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 35 20 6 25
Mehmet Okur 25 12 6 44
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 16

games
11

games
7

games
2

games
14

games
Mehmet Okur 7

games
11

games
12

games
11

games
6

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
4

games
10

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 2003
1. Rockets 74   Yao Ming 4 6 0 0 0 1 4 23 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Pistons 98   Mehmet Okur 7 8 1 0 1 0 3 18 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 04, 2003
2. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 20 8 2 1 0 4 1 37 6-10 .600 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Pistons 96   Mehmet Okur 10 4 1 0 2 2 2 20 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 2003
3. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 22 20 3 0 4 2 4 40 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Pistons 80   Mehmet Okur 21 4 1 1 0 0 1 22 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Jan. 07, 2004
4. Rockets 66   Yao Ming 4 5 0 0 2 4 3 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 85   Mehmet Okur 10 5 2 2 1 0 1 24 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2004
5. Rockets 80   Yao Ming 9 4 1 0 3 2 4 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 90   Mehmet Okur 20 3 1 0 1 1 0 24 8-8 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 02, 2005
6. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 15 4 0 0 0 4 3 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jazz 80   Mehmet Okur 12 8 1 0 1 2 4 28 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Feb. 27, 2005
7. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 12 4 2 0 3 3 4 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 99   Mehmet Okur 14 9 2 0 0 1 2 30 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 28, 2005
8. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 15 4 0 0 3 4 3 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 85   Mehmet Okur 25 6 0 2 0 3 2 36 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 11, 2006
9. Rockets 102   Yao Ming 27 8 0 1 2 2 5 31 11-16 .688 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 88   Mehmet Okur 14 11 1 0 1 3 1 35 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Apr. 10, 2006
10. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 08 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 85   Mehmet Okur 20 12 4 1 0 3 3 42 6-14 .429 4-6 .667 4-4 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2006
11. Rockets 97   Yao Ming 22 9 2 0 2 4 4 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jazz 107   Mehmet Okur 17 5 1 2 0 3 5 30 4-15 .267 0-3 .000 9-11 .818
Apr. 01, 2007
12. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 35 16 0 0 4 3 3 40 11-24 .458 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Jazz 86   Mehmet Okur 20 9 1 0 0 0 4 37 7-18 .389 1-5 .200 5-8 .625
2007 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 21, 2007
13. Rockets 84   Yao Ming 28 13 0 1 1 4 2 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Jazz 75   Mehmet Okur 6 9 1 2 0 0 3 36 2-14 .143 2-7 .286 0-2 .000
Apr. 23, 2007
14. Rockets 98   Yao Ming 27 9 0 0 0 0 5 37 9-24 .375 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jazz 90   Mehmet Okur 4 10 6 1 4 1 5 35 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 26, 2007
15. Rockets 67   Yao Ming 26 14 1 0 1 8 3 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 14-16 .875
Jazz 81   Mehmet Okur 7 3 1 4 4 1 3 36 2-12 .167 0-6 .000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 28, 2007
16. Rockets 85   Yao Ming 20 9 2 0 1 5 5 36 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 98   Mehmet Okur 16 6 1 2 1 1 3 27 7-13 .538 1-6 .167 1-2 .500
Apr. 30, 2007
17. Rockets 96   Yao Ming 21 15 2 0 1 4 3 39 6-18 .333 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jazz 92   Mehmet Okur 9 9 4 0 0 1 6 38 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 2-4 .500
May. 03, 2007
18. Rockets 82   Yao Ming 25 6 1 0 0 8 4 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jazz 94   Mehmet Okur 19 9 3 3 0 3 4 40 5-11 .455 4-7 .571 5-5 1.000
May. 05, 2007
19. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 29 6 0 0 1 4 5 37 9-20 .450 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Jazz 103   Mehmet Okur 16 11 1 0 0 1 4 41 7-13 .538 2-5 .400 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2007
20. Rockets 106   Yao Ming 11 7 1 2 5 6 3 27 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 95   Mehmet Okur 16 10 0 2 0 5 3 37 5-10 .500 3-6 .500 3-4 .750
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2009
21. Rockets 108   Yao Ming 19 12 2 0 1 3 5 30 5-8 .625 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jazz 99   Mehmet Okur 8 6 1 1 2 2 5 36 2-13 .154 1-4 .250 3-5 .600
Mar. 04, 2009
22. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 19 7 6 0 5 4 6 30 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jazz 101   Mehmet Okur 16 8 2 0 1 3 6 36 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Mar. 24, 2009
23. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 14 13 0 0 4 1 5 38 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 99   Mehmet Okur 12 6 1 0 4 0 2 36 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -