Emeka Okafor vs Hassan Whiteside

Emeka OkaforHassan Whiteside

Emeka Okafor and Hassan Whiteside compared on their NBA careers: Emeka Okafor played 10 seasons, 2004-05 to 2017-18, Hassan Whiteside 10 seasons, 2010-11 to 2021-22. Emeka Okafor averaged 12 points a game to Hassan Whiteside's 12.6.

Who has the better career numbers?

Emeka Okafor and Hassan Whiteside career per game
616GP511
30.9MIN24.7
12PTS12.6
9.7REB10.8
0.8AST0.6
0.7STL0.5
1.6BLK2.2
51.2FG%58.6
03P%30.8
58.6FT%60.5
53.5TS%60.2

Career totals

Emeka Okafor and Hassan Whiteside career totals
7,370PTS6,450
5,967REB5,523
520AST326
414STL271
1,003BLK1,144
51.2FG%58.6
03P%30.8
58.6FT%60.5
53.5TS%60.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Emeka Okafor and Hassan Whiteside postseason
7GP26
27.4MIN20.7
6.3PTS7.3
4.7REB7.9
0AST0.2
0.9STL0.4
0.9BLK2
62.5FG%59.2
03P%100
36.4FT%56
59.7TS%60.4

Where each stands all time

Emeka Okafor and Hassan Whiteside all-time places
141st (5,967)Rebounds163rd (5,523)
91st (1,003)Blocks66th (1,144)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Emeka Okafor: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year
  • Hassan Whiteside: 0 championships; All-Defensive Second Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Emeka Okafor and Hassan Whiteside season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2004-0515.110.90.92010-11000
2nd2005-0613.2101.22011-121.62.20
3rd2006-0714.411.31.22014-1511.8100.1
4th2007-0813.810.70.92015-1614.211.80.4
5th2008-0913.210.10.62016-171714.10.7
6th2009-1010.490.72017-181411.41
7th2010-1110.39.50.62018-1912.311.30.8
8th2011-129.97.90.92019-2015.513.51.2
9th2012-139.78.81.22020-218.160.6
10th2017-184.44.60.32021-228.27.60.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST