Dean Meminger vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Dean Meminger 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

Dean Meminger

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dean Meminger: 1971-72 to 1976-77
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dean Meminger 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Dean Meminger 6 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Dean Meminger 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Dean Meminger 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dean Meminger 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 6.1 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 2.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 2.5 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 0.9 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.1 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Meminger 2,552 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Dean Meminger 1,086 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Dean Meminger 1,046 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Dean Meminger 242 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Dean Meminger 28 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Dean Meminger 416 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Meminger .475 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Dean Meminger - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Dean Meminger .627 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 8.3 (1974) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 3.6 (1974) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 5.0 (1975) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 1.5 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.1 (1975) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 3.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 2.3 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 1.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 0.3 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.0 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Meminger 169 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Dean Meminger 104 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Dean Meminger 82 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Dean Meminger 4 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Dean Meminger 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Dean Meminger 45 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Meminger .455 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Dean Meminger - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Dean Meminger .561 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 4.8 (1973) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 2.7 (1972) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 2.2 (1973) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.0 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.