Yao Ming vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Yao Ming 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Yao Ming 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Yao Ming 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Yao Ming 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Yao Ming 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.