Yao Ming vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Herb Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Herb Williams 25

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)