Yao Ming vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Garrett Temple 15

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Garrett Temple 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Garrett Temple 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Garrett Temple 2.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Garrett Temple 1.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Garrett Temple 4,582

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Garrett Temple 1,711

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Garrett Temple 1,260

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Garrett Temple 610

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Garrett Temple 241

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Garrett Temple 771

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Garrett Temple .400

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Garrett Temple .342

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Garrett Temple .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Garrett Temple 2

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)