Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)