Mehmet Okur vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mehmet Okur 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

Mehmet Okur

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mehmet Okur: 2002-03 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mehmet Okur 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mehmet Okur 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mehmet Okur 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mehmet Okur 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mehmet Okur 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mehmet Okur 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mehmet Okur 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mehmet Okur 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mehmet Okur 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mehmet Okur 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mehmet Okur 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mehmet Okur 13.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mehmet Okur 7.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mehmet Okur 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mehmet Okur 8,561 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mehmet Okur 4,436 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mehmet Okur 1,089 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mehmet Okur 329 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mehmet Okur 453 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mehmet Okur 634 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mehmet Okur .458 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mehmet Okur .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mehmet Okur .797 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mehmet Okur 18.0 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mehmet Okur 9.1 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mehmet Okur 2.4 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.8 (2008) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mehmet Okur 1.1 (2010) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mehmet Okur 8.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mehmet Okur 5.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mehmet Okur 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mehmet Okur 576 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mehmet Okur 416 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mehmet Okur 78 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mehmet Okur 49 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mehmet Okur 46 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mehmet Okur 71 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mehmet Okur .415 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mehmet Okur .362 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mehmet Okur .713 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mehmet Okur 15.4 (2008) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mehmet Okur 11.8 (2008) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mehmet Okur 2.0 (2009) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mehmet Okur 1.4 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.9 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.