Mehmet Okur vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Mehmet Okur, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mehmet Okur played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 9. Mehmet Okur had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Karl-Anthony Towns had his rookie season in 2015-16. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Mehmet Okur	10	6	2002-03 to 2011-12
Karl-Anthony Towns	9	4	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2002-03	2015-16
Team	Detroit Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	72	19.0	6.9	1.6	3.0	4.7	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.9	2.3	2.5	5.9	.426	0.5	1.6	.339	1.3	1.8	.733
Karl-Anthony Towns	82	32.0	18.3	2.8	7.7	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	2.2	3.0	7.6	14.1	.542	0.4	1.1	.341	2.7	3.4	.811

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	17	18.9	5.5	1.4	2.7	4.1	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	2.3	2.1	4.7	.438	0.4	0.8	.538	1.0	1.9	.531
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2003-04	2016-17
Team	Detroit Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	71	22.3	9.6	2.3	3.7	5.9	1.0	0.5	0.9	1.4	1.9	3.5	7.6	.463	0.3	0.7	.375	2.3	2.9	.775
Karl-Anthony Towns	82	37.0	25.1	3.6	8.7	12.3	2.7	0.7	1.3	2.6	2.9	9.8	18.0	.542	1.2	3.4	.367	4.3	5.2	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	22	11.5	3.7	0.7	2.0	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.7	0.9	1.4	3.0	.470	0.1	0.2	.400	0.8	1.2	.692
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2004-05	2017-18
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	82	28.1	12.9	2.4	5.1	7.5	2.0	0.4	0.8	1.7	2.8	4.3	9.2	.468	0.2	0.8	.270	4.0	4.7	.850
Karl-Anthony Towns	82	35.6	21.3	2.9	9.4	12.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	1.9	3.5	7.8	14.3	.545	1.5	3.5	.421	4.2	4.9	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	5	34.0	15.2	3.0	10.4	13.4	2.2	0.4	1.0	2.4	2.8	5.6	12.0	.467	0.6	2.2	.273	3.4	4.6	.739


Season 4
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2005-06	2018-19
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	82	35.9	18.0	2.6	6.5	9.1	2.4	0.5	0.9	2.0	3.5	6.3	13.8	.460	1.0	2.9	.342	4.3	5.5	.780
Karl-Anthony Towns	77	33.1	24.4	3.4	9.0	12.4	3.4	0.9	1.6	3.1	3.8	8.8	17.1	.518	1.8	4.6	.400	4.9	5.8	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2006-07	2019-20
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	80	33.3	17.6	2.0	5.2	7.2	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.6	3.2	6.1	13.3	.462	1.6	4.2	.384	3.7	4.8	.765
Karl-Anthony Towns	35	33.9	26.5	2.7	8.1	10.8	4.4	0.9	1.2	3.1	3.3	9.0	17.8	.508	3.3	7.9	.412	5.1	6.5	.796

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	17	34.4	11.8	2.2	5.6	7.8	1.8	1.4	0.9	1.4	3.8	4.2	10.8	.388	1.5	4.6	.316	1.9	2.5	.786
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2007-08	2020-21
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	72	33.2	14.5	1.8	5.9	7.7	2.0	0.8	0.4	1.4	3.3	5.2	11.7	.445	1.6	4.1	.388	2.6	3.2	.804
Karl-Anthony Towns	50	33.8	24.8	2.7	7.9	10.6	4.5	0.8	1.1	3.2	3.7	8.5	17.5	.486	2.4	6.3	.387	5.3	6.2	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	12	38.5	15.4	2.8	8.9	11.8	1.9	0.7	0.7	1.6	3.1	5.5	13.0	.423	1.6	4.3	.373	2.8	3.7	.773
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2008-09	2021-22
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	72	33.5	17.0	1.7	6.0	7.7	1.7	0.8	0.7	1.8	3.0	6.0	12.3	.485	1.3	2.8	.446	3.8	4.6	.817
Karl-Anthony Towns	74	33.5	24.6	2.6	7.2	9.8	3.6	1.0	1.1	3.1	3.6	8.7	16.4	.529	2.0	4.9	.410	5.2	6.3	.822

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	2	21.5	4.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	.167	0.5	1.5	.333	1.5	2.0	.750
Karl-Anthony Towns	6	37.0	21.8	1.8	9.0	10.8	2.2	0.7	2.0	4.5	4.2	6.5	13.3	.488	1.7	3.7	.455	7.2	8.3	.860


Season 8
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2009-10	2022-23
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	73	29.4	13.5	1.8	5.2	7.1	1.6	0.5	1.1	1.7	3.1	4.9	10.6	.458	1.1	2.9	.385	2.7	3.3	.820
Karl-Anthony Towns	29	33.0	20.8	1.7	6.5	8.1	4.8	0.7	0.6	3.0	3.8	7.3	14.8	.495	2.1	5.7	.366	4.1	4.7	.874

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	1	11.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.000	1.0	1.0	1.000	2.0	2.0	1.000
Karl-Anthony Towns	5	36.0	18.2	1.2	9.0	10.2	2.0	0.6	0.8	3.6	4.2	6.4	14.0	.457	1.2	4.8	.250	4.2	5.6	.750


Season 9
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2010-11	2023-24
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves TBD

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	13	12.9	4.9	0.7	1.6	2.3	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.4	1.7	4.8	.355	0.4	1.2	.313	1.2	1.5	.750
Karl-Anthony Towns	62	32.7	21.8	1.5	6.8	8.3	3.0	0.7	0.7	2.9	3.3	7.7	15.3	.504	2.2	5.3	.416	4.1	4.7	.873

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	10	31.7	18.4	2.0	7.0	9.0	2.9	0.6	0.2	1.7	3.8	6.7	13.1	.511	2.1	4.4	.477	2.9	3.6	.806


Season 10
	Mehmet Okur	Karl-Anthony Towns
Season	2011-12	-
Team	New Jersey Nets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	17	26.7	7.6	1.3	3.5	4.8	1.8	0.5	0.3	1.5	2.6	3.1	8.2	.374	1.4	4.2	.319	0.2	0.3	.600
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mehmet Okur	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl-Anthony Towns	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mehmet Okur vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns and Mehmet Okur, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10