Jerome James vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Jerome James 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

Jerome James

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome James 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Jerome James 9 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Jerome James 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Jerome James 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerome James 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 4.3 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 3.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 1,540 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Jerome James 1,099 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Jerome James 118 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Jerome James 92 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Jerome James 384 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Jerome James 358 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .485 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Jerome James .000 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .617 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 5.4 (2003) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 4.2 (2003) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2003) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2009) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.6 (2003) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 9.4 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 5.2 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.4 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.5 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 160 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Jerome James 89 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Jerome James 9 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Jerome James 6 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Jerome James 25 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Jerome James 17 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .493 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Jerome James - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .722 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 12.5 (2005) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 6.8 (2005) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.8 (2002) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2005) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.8 (2005) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)