Porter Meriwether vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - 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.