Jonathan Bender vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Jonathan Bender 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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jonathan Bender 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)