Yao Ming vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Fred VanVleet 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)