Yao Ming vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.