Yao Ming vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.