Wes Matthews vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Wes Matthews 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

Wes Matthews

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wes Matthews 2 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Wes Matthews 9 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Wes Matthews 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Wes Matthews 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wes Matthews 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 7.9 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 4.2 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.0 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.2 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 3,654 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 626 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Wes Matthews 1,955 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Wes Matthews 444 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 81 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Wes Matthews 465 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .478 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .225 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .788 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 4.6 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 1.7 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.1 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 173 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 18 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Wes Matthews 66 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Wes Matthews 14 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 2 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Wes Matthews 38 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .482 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .111 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .800 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)