Yao Ming vs. Kelvin Upshaw Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelvin Upshaw 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.

Kelvin Upshaw

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Kelvin Upshaw: 1988-89 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Kelvin Upshaw 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Kelvin Upshaw 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Kelvin Upshaw 1.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Kelvin Upshaw 2.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Kelvin Upshaw 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Kelvin Upshaw 649

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Kelvin Upshaw 145

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Kelvin Upshaw 257

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Kelvin Upshaw 81

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Kelvin Upshaw 9

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Kelvin Upshaw 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Kelvin Upshaw .453

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Kelvin Upshaw .237

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kelvin Upshaw .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Kelvin Upshaw 6.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Kelvin Upshaw 1.5 (1989)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Kelvin Upshaw 3.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Kelvin Upshaw 0.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Kelvin Upshaw 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Kelvin Upshaw 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Kelvin Upshaw 1.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Kelvin Upshaw 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Kelvin Upshaw 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Kelvin Upshaw 10

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Kelvin Upshaw 2

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Kelvin Upshaw 5

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Kelvin Upshaw 1

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Kelvin Upshaw .417

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Kelvin Upshaw -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kelvin Upshaw -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Kelvin Upshaw 3.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Kelvin Upshaw 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Kelvin Upshaw 1.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Kelvin Upshaw 0.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Kelvin Upshaw 0.0 (1989)