LeRoy Ellis vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and LeRoy Ellis 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

LeRoy Ellis

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeRoy Ellis: 1962-63 to 1975-76
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeRoy Ellis 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons LeRoy Ellis 14 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played LeRoy Ellis 8 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games LeRoy Ellis 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeRoy Ellis 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 9.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 8.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 10,176 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 8,709 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 1,405 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 146 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 151 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 1,048 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .442 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .728 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 15.9 (1971) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.3 (1971) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 3.2 (1971) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.7 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 463 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 463 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 44 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 0 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 64 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .413 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .693 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 14.4 (1965) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.1 (1965) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.0 (1963) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.