Yao Ming vs. Jabari Smith Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jabari Smith Jr. and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Jabari Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Jabari Smith Jr.: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Jabari Smith Jr. 2

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Jabari Smith Jr. 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Jabari Smith Jr. 7.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Jabari Smith Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Jabari Smith Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Jabari Smith Jr. 2,054

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Jabari Smith Jr. 1,185

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Jabari Smith Jr. 222

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Jabari Smith Jr. 95

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Jabari Smith Jr. 135

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Jabari Smith Jr. 155

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Jabari Smith Jr. .430

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Jabari Smith Jr. .335

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jabari Smith Jr. .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Jabari Smith Jr. 13.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Jabari Smith Jr. 8.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Jabari Smith Jr. 1.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Jabari Smith Jr. 0.7 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Jabari Smith Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Jabari Smith Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Jabari Smith Jr. -