Yao Ming vs. Jalen Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Smith 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.

Jalen Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Jalen Smith: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Jalen Smith 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Jalen Smith 4

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Jalen Smith 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Jalen Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Jalen Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Jalen Smith 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Jalen Smith 5.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Jalen Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Jalen Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Jalen Smith 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Jalen Smith 1,766

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Jalen Smith 1,075

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Jalen Smith 157

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Jalen Smith 54

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Jalen Smith 144

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Jalen Smith 207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Jalen Smith .517

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Jalen Smith .335

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jalen Smith .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Jalen Smith 9.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Jalen Smith 6.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Jalen Smith 0.3 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Jalen Smith 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Jalen Smith 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Jalen Smith 1.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Jalen Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Jalen Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Jalen Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Jalen Smith 7

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Jalen Smith 13

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Jalen Smith 1

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Jalen Smith 0

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Jalen Smith 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Jalen Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Jalen Smith .286

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Jalen Smith .500

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jalen Smith 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Jalen Smith 4.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Jalen Smith 0.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024)