Alton Lister vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Alton Lister 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

Alton Lister

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Lister 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Alton Lister 16 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Alton Lister 11 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Alton Lister 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 6.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 6.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.5 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 6,298 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 5,996 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Alton Lister 914 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Alton Lister 351 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Alton Lister 1,473 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Alton Lister 953 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .512 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .111 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .597 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.6 (1987) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 9.4 (1987) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 (1985) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.6 (1983) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.4 (1987) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 7.1 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 5.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 0.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 617 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 506 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Alton Lister 70 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Alton Lister 39 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Alton Lister 142 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Alton Lister 87 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .505 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .640 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.9 (1986) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 7.8 (1985) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.9 (1985) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 (1983) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.6 (1989) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)