Paul Arizin vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Yao Ming 5

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.