Yao Ming vs. Jimmy Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Walker 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.

Jimmy Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Jimmy Walker: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Jimmy Walker 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Jimmy Walker 9

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Jimmy Walker 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Jimmy Walker 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Jimmy Walker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Jimmy Walker 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Jimmy Walker 2.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Jimmy Walker 3.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Jimmy Walker 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Jimmy Walker 11,655

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Jimmy Walker 1,860

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Jimmy Walker 2,429

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Jimmy Walker 253 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Jimmy Walker 36 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Jimmy Walker 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Jimmy Walker .461

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Jimmy Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jimmy Walker .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Jimmy Walker 21.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Jimmy Walker 3.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Jimmy Walker 5.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Jimmy Walker 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Jimmy Walker 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Jimmy Walker 1.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Jimmy Walker 2.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Jimmy Walker 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Jimmy Walker 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Jimmy Walker 168

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Jimmy Walker 19

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Jimmy Walker 26

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Jimmy Walker 5 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Jimmy Walker 1 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Jimmy Walker 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Jimmy Walker .464

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Jimmy Walker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jimmy Walker .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Jimmy Walker 15.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Jimmy Walker 1.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Jimmy Walker 2.8 (1975)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Jimmy Walker 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Jimmy Walker 0.2 (1975) *

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.