Yao Ming vs. Ed Pinckney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Pinckney 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.

Ed Pinckney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Ed Pinckney: 1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Ed Pinckney 12

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Ed Pinckney 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Ed Pinckney 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Ed Pinckney 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Ed Pinckney 5.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Ed Pinckney 0.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Ed Pinckney 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Ed Pinckney 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Ed Pinckney 5,378

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Ed Pinckney 3,952

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Ed Pinckney 727

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Ed Pinckney 612

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Ed Pinckney 435

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Ed Pinckney 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Ed Pinckney .535

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Ed Pinckney .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Ed Pinckney 11.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Ed Pinckney 7.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Ed Pinckney 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Ed Pinckney 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Ed Pinckney 1.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Ed Pinckney 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Ed Pinckney 4.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Ed Pinckney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Ed Pinckney 176

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Ed Pinckney 135

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Ed Pinckney 11

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Ed Pinckney 19

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Ed Pinckney 12

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Ed Pinckney 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Ed Pinckney .614

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Ed Pinckney .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Ed Pinckney 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Ed Pinckney 8.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Ed Pinckney 0.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Ed Pinckney 1.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Ed Pinckney 0.9 (1992)