Yao Ming vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis 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.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)