Ben McDonald vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Ben McDonald 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

Ben McDonald

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)