Mehmet Okur vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed 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.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mehmet Okur: 2002-03 to 2011-12
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mehmet Okur 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Mehmet Okur 10 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Mehmet Okur 6 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Mehmet Okur 1 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mehmet Okur 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Mehmet Okur 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mehmet Okur 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mehmet Okur 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Mehmet Okur 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mehmet Okur 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Mehmet Okur 0 Willis Reed 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 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mehmet Okur 7.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Mehmet Okur 1.7 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.5 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.7 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mehmet Okur 8,561 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Mehmet Okur 4,436 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Mehmet Okur 1,089 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Mehmet Okur 329 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Mehmet Okur 453 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Mehmet Okur 634 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mehmet Okur .458 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Mehmet Okur .375 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mehmet Okur .797 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mehmet Okur 18.0 (2006) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mehmet Okur 9.1 (2006) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Mehmet Okur 2.4 (2006) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.8 (2008) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mehmet Okur 1.1 (2010) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mehmet Okur 8.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Mehmet Okur 5.9 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Mehmet Okur 1.1 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.7 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.6 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mehmet Okur 576 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Mehmet Okur 416 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Mehmet Okur 78 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Mehmet Okur 49 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Mehmet Okur 46 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Mehmet Okur 71 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mehmet Okur .415 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Mehmet Okur .362 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mehmet Okur .713 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mehmet Okur 15.4 (2008) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mehmet Okur 11.8 (2008) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mehmet Okur 2.0 (2009) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mehmet Okur 1.4 (2007) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mehmet Okur 0.9 (2007) Willis Reed 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.