Ronnie Lester vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Ronnie Lester 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

Ronnie Lester

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ronnie Lester 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Ronnie Lester 6 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Ronnie Lester 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Ronnie Lester 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 7.3 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 4.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.7 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 1,816 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 473 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 1,003 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 187 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 32 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Ronnie Lester 250 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .469 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .227 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .788 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.7 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.9 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 38 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 14 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 13 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 2 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Ronnie Lester 14 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .394 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .750 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)