Yao Ming vs. Kenny Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Payne 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.

Kenny Payne

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Kenny Payne 4

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Kenny Payne 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Kenny Payne 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Kenny Payne 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Kenny Payne 1.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Kenny Payne 0.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Kenny Payne 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Kenny Payne 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Kenny Payne 508

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Kenny Payne 170

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Kenny Payne 61

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Kenny Payne 38

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Kenny Payne 22

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Kenny Payne 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Kenny Payne .410

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Kenny Payne .293

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kenny Payne .859

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Kenny Payne 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Kenny Payne 0.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Kenny Payne 0.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Kenny Payne 0.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Kenny Payne 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Kenny Payne 6

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Kenny Payne 2

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Kenny Payne 0

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Kenny Payne 0

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Kenny Payne 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Kenny Payne 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Kenny Payne .400

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Kenny Payne .000

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kenny Payne 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)