Yao Ming vs. Art Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Williams and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Art Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Art Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Art Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Art Williams 3 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Art Williams .409

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Art Williams 95

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Art Williams 135

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Art Williams 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Art Williams .417

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.