Scott May vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Scott May 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

Scott May

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scott May: 1976-77 to 1982-83
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scott May 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Scott May 7 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Scott May 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Scott May 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scott May 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 10.4 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.7 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Scott May 0.8 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 3,690 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Scott May 1,450 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Scott May 610 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Scott May 285 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Scott May 44 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Scott May 355 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .462 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Scott May .000 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .811 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 14.6 (1977) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 6.1 (1977) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.1 (1978) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.1 (1977) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.2 (1977) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 7.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 3.6 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.9 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.4 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.3 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 49 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Scott May 25 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Scott May 13 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Scott May 10 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Scott May 2 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Scott May 7 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .304 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Scott May - * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .724 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 10.7 (1977) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.7 (1977) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.5 (1982) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Scott May 2.7 (1977) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.7 (1977) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.