John Duren vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Duren: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Duren 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons John Duren 3 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played John Duren 0 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games John Duren 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren 3.5 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.5 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren 712 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds John Duren 226 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists John Duren 411 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals John Duren 104 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks John Duren 11 Yao Ming 920

Total Games John Duren 201 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren .435 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage John Duren .120 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage John Duren .750 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren 4.5 (1983) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.3 (1983) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.4 (1983) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.8 (1983) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 (1983) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren - Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds John Duren - Yao Ming 261

Total Assists John Duren - Yao Ming 29

Total Steals John Duren - Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks John Duren - Yao Ming 42

Total Games John Duren 0 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage John Duren - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage John Duren - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)