Fred Foster vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Fred Foster 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

Fred Foster

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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.