Gilbert Arenas vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)