Yao Ming vs. Ron Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Williams 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Ron Williams: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Ron Williams 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Ron Williams 8

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Ron Williams 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Ron Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Ron Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Ron Williams 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Ron Williams 1.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Ron Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Ron Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Ron Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Ron Williams 4,797

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Ron Williams 971

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Ron Williams 1,818

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Ron Williams 75 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Ron Williams 4 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Ron Williams 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Ron Williams .441

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Ron Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Ron Williams .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Ron Williams 14.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Ron Williams 3.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Ron Williams 5.9 (1971)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Ron Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Ron Williams 0.0 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Ron Williams 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Ron Williams 1.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Ron Williams 2.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Ron Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Ron Williams 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Ron Williams 260

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Ron Williams 57

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Ron Williams 94

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Ron Williams 9 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Ron Williams 3 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Ron Williams 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Ron Williams .419

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Ron Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Ron Williams .881

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Ron Williams 13.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Ron Williams 3.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Ron Williams 5.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Ron Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Ron Williams 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.