Yao Ming vs. Walt Wesley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Wesley 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.

Walt Wesley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Walt Wesley: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Walt Wesley 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Walt Wesley 10

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Walt Wesley 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Walt Wesley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Walt Wesley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Walt Wesley 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Walt Wesley 5.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Walt Wesley 0.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Walt Wesley 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Walt Wesley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Walt Wesley 5,002

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Walt Wesley 3,243

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Walt Wesley 385

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Walt Wesley 16 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Walt Wesley 25 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Walt Wesley 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Walt Wesley .434

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Walt Wesley .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Walt Wesley 17.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Walt Wesley 8.7 (1971)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Walt Wesley 1.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Walt Wesley 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Walt Wesley 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Walt Wesley 3.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Walt Wesley 0.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Walt Wesley 42

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Walt Wesley 28

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Walt Wesley 2

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Walt Wesley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Walt Wesley .439

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Walt Wesley .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Walt Wesley 9.5 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Walt Wesley 4.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Walt Wesley 0.0 (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.