John Battle vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals John Battle 273 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Yao Ming 920

Total Games John Battle 612 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists John Battle 80 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals John Battle 13 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Yao Ming 42

Total Games John Battle 55 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)