Shane Battier vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)