Bill Melchionni vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Bill Melchionni 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

Bill Melchionni

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Melchionni: 1966-67 to 1967-68
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Melchionni 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Bill Melchionni 2 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Bill Melchionni 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Bill Melchionni 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Melchionni 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Melchionni 4.4 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.4 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.4 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Melchionni 640 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Bill Melchionni 202 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Bill Melchionni 203 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games Bill Melchionni 144 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Melchionni .412 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Bill Melchionni .673 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Melchionni 4.6 (1968) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Melchionni 0.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.1 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Melchionni 18 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Bill Melchionni 7 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Bill Melchionni 11 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games Bill Melchionni 10 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Melchionni .308 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Bill Melchionni .333 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Melchionni 2.0 (1968) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Melchionni 3.0 (1967) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.1 (1968) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Bill Melchionni - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.