Bruce Bowen vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Yao Ming 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)