Darwin Cook vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Darwin Cook 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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)