Dwight Anderson vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Dwight Anderson 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

Dwight Anderson

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Anderson: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Anderson 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Anderson 1 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Dwight Anderson 0 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Dwight Anderson 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Anderson 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson 21 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson 2 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Dwight Anderson 3 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Dwight Anderson 1 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson 0 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Dwight Anderson 5 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson .500 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson .700 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 (1983) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 (1983) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 (1983) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 (1983) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 (1983) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 42

Total Games Dwight Anderson 0 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)