Yao Ming vs. Nerlens Noel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nerlens Noel 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.

Nerlens Noel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Nerlens Noel: 2014-15 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Nerlens Noel 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Nerlens Noel 9

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Nerlens Noel 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Nerlens Noel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Nerlens Noel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Nerlens Noel 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Nerlens Noel 6.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Nerlens Noel 1.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Nerlens Noel 1.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Nerlens Noel 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Nerlens Noel 3,338

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Nerlens Noel 2,835

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Nerlens Noel 501

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Nerlens Noel 588

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Nerlens Noel 683

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Nerlens Noel 467

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Nerlens Noel .546

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Nerlens Noel .200

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Nerlens Noel .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Nerlens Noel 11.1 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Nerlens Noel 8.1 (2015)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2016)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Nerlens Noel 1.8 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Nerlens Noel 2.2 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Nerlens Noel 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Nerlens Noel 4.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Nerlens Noel 0.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Nerlens Noel 0.5

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Nerlens Noel 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Nerlens Noel 68

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Nerlens Noel 68

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Nerlens Noel 4

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Nerlens Noel 8

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Nerlens Noel 11

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Nerlens Noel 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Nerlens Noel .532

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Nerlens Noel .000

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Nerlens Noel .643

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Nerlens Noel 4.8 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Nerlens Noel 4.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Nerlens Noel 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Nerlens Noel 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Nerlens Noel 0.7 (2020)