Yao Ming vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes 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.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Linton Townes 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Linton Townes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Linton Townes 67

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Linton Townes 7

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Linton Townes 6

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Linton Townes 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)