Kevin Garnett vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Yao Ming 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Yao Ming 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Yao Ming 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)