Yao Ming vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)