Yao Ming vs. Paul Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Watson 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.

Paul Watson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Paul Watson: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Paul Watson 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Paul Watson 3

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Paul Watson 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Paul Watson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Paul Watson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Paul Watson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Paul Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Paul Watson 0.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Paul Watson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Paul Watson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Paul Watson 173

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Paul Watson 89

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Paul Watson 33

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Paul Watson 13

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Paul Watson 7

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Paul Watson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Paul Watson .420

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Paul Watson .392

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Paul Watson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Paul Watson 4.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Paul Watson 3.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Paul Watson 0.9 (2022)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Paul Watson 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Paul Watson 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Paul Watson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Paul Watson 0.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Paul Watson 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Paul Watson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Paul Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Paul Watson 2

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Paul Watson 0

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Paul Watson 1

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Paul Watson 1

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Paul Watson 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Paul Watson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Paul Watson .500

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Paul Watson -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Paul Watson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Paul Watson 1.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)