Butch Lee vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Butch Lee 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

Butch Lee

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Lee 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Butch Lee 96 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Butch Lee 3 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.