Matt Barnes vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)