Popeye Jones vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Popeye Jones 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

Popeye Jones

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Popeye Jones: 1993-94 to 2003-04
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Popeye Jones 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Popeye Jones 11 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Popeye Jones 0 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Popeye Jones 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Popeye Jones 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 7.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 7.4 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 1.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.6 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.3 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones 3,726 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones 3,981 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Popeye Jones 696 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Popeye Jones 300 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Popeye Jones 161 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Popeye Jones 535 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones .447 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones .281 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones .751 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones 11.3 (1996) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones 10.8 (1996) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones 2.0 (1995) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones 0.8 (1996) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones 0.5 (1997) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 42

Total Games Popeye Jones 0 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Popeye Jones - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Popeye Jones - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Popeye Jones - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Popeye Jones - Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)