Cheese Johnson vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Cheese Johnson 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

Cheese Johnson

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cheese Johnson: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cheese Johnson 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Cheese Johnson 1 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Cheese Johnson 0 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Cheese Johnson 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cheese Johnson 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson 27 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson 14 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Cheese Johnson 2 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Cheese Johnson 1 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson 0 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Cheese Johnson 9 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson .400 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson .600 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 (1980) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 (1980) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 (1980) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 (1980) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 (1980) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 42

Total Games Cheese Johnson 0 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)