Dale Ellis vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Dale Ellis 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

Dale Ellis

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dale Ellis: 1983-84 to 1999-00
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dale Ellis 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Dale Ellis 17 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Dale Ellis 10 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Dale Ellis 1 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dale Ellis 1 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dale Ellis 15.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Dale Ellis 3.5 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Dale Ellis 1.4 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Dale Ellis 0.8 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dale Ellis 0.2 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dale Ellis 19,004 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Dale Ellis 4,201 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Dale Ellis 1,746 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Dale Ellis 974 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Dale Ellis 183 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Dale Ellis 1,209 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dale Ellis .479 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Dale Ellis .403 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Dale Ellis .784 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dale Ellis 27.5 (1989) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dale Ellis 5.5 (1987) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Dale Ellis 2.9 (1987) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dale Ellis 1.3 (1989) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dale Ellis 0.4 (1987) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dale Ellis 13.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Dale Ellis 3.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Dale Ellis 1.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Dale Ellis 0.7 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dale Ellis 0.2 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dale Ellis 1,011 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Dale Ellis 273 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Dale Ellis 92 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Dale Ellis 51 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Dale Ellis 14 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Dale Ellis 73 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dale Ellis .443 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Dale Ellis .351 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Dale Ellis .784 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dale Ellis 25.2 (1987) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dale Ellis 6.4 (1987) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dale Ellis 3.0 (1988) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dale Ellis 1.4 (1989) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dale Ellis 0.4 (1987) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)