Yao Ming vs. Jerome Whitehead Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Whitehead 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.

Jerome Whitehead

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Jerome Whitehead: 1978-79 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Jerome Whitehead 11

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Jerome Whitehead 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Jerome Whitehead 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Jerome Whitehead 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Jerome Whitehead 4.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Jerome Whitehead 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Jerome Whitehead 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Jerome Whitehead 4,423

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Jerome Whitehead 3,268

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Jerome Whitehead 374

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Jerome Whitehead 251

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Jerome Whitehead 200

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Jerome Whitehead 679

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Jerome Whitehead .497

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Jerome Whitehead .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jerome Whitehead .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Jerome Whitehead 13.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Jerome Whitehead 9.2 (1982)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Jerome Whitehead 0.7 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Jerome Whitehead 0.6 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Jerome Whitehead 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Jerome Whitehead 1.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Jerome Whitehead 22

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Jerome Whitehead 14

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Jerome Whitehead 3

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Jerome Whitehead 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Jerome Whitehead .333

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Jerome Whitehead - *

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jerome Whitehead .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Jerome Whitehead 2.2 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Jerome Whitehead 0.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.