Chris Bosh vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming and Chris Bosh to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Bosh scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Yao Ming has a better scoring average in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Bosh averages 0.2 points more than Yao Ming in his 8 seasons (19.2 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 7,942 points more (17,189 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Bosh 19.2
+0.2
13
Yao Ming 19.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Bosh 17,189
+7,942
13
Yao Ming 9,247
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Yao Ming has a better career point average than Chris Bosh (+4.2 points per game) while Chris Bosh scored more points (+833).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 15.6
6
Yao Ming 19.8
+4.2
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 1,388
+833
6
Yao Ming 555
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 10
+8
Yao Ming 2

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 82
+33
Yao Ming 49

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 422
+190
Yao Ming 232

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 815
+375
Yao Ming 440

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 892
+409
Yao Ming 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Yao Ming 3
+2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 3
Yao Ming 3

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 23
+8
Yao Ming 15

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 72
+46
Yao Ming 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 88
+60
Yao Ming 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
+1
Yao Ming 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893
difference:+0.2+0.8+3.1+0.3+1.0+13.5+0.1+0.2+3.4+5+407
Yao Ming 19.0 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 8 486

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893
difference:+7,942+2,829+6,136+3.1+303+900+13.5+1,981+2,607+3.4+5+407
Yao Ming 9,247 3,380 6,445 52.4 2 10 20.0 2,485 2,984 83.3 8 486

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89
difference:+4.2+1.2+1.2+4.5+0.6+1.6+38.6+2.5+2.8+3.3+2+61
Yao Ming 19.8 7.0 13.4 51.9 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 7.1 83.3 4 28

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89
difference:+833+320+712+4.5+54+140+38.6+139+182+3.3+2+61
Yao Ming 555 195 376 51.9 0 0 - 165 198 83.3 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 11.5
200475
Yao Ming 13.5
+2.0
200382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.8
200581
Yao Ming 17.5
+0.7
200482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.5
+4.2
200670
Yao Ming 18.3
200580

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.6
+0.3
200769
Yao Ming 22.3
200657

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.3
200867
Yao Ming 25.0
+2.7
200748

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.7
+0.7
200977
Yao Ming 22.0
200855

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+4.3
201070
Yao Ming 19.7
200977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.7
+8.5
201177
Yao Ming 10.2
20115

Chris Bosh's additional seasons:

* Chris Bosh played 5 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2012 to 2016—he averaged 17.8 points in a total of 307 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.1 ppg and his lowest 16.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050
Yao Ming 15.0
+15.0
20045

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20060
Yao Ming 21.4
+21.4
20057

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 17.5
+17.5
20076
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
20085
Yao Ming 25.1
+1.1
20077

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20090
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20100
Yao Ming 17.1
+17.1
20099

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.6
+18.6
201121
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110

Chris Bosh's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Chris Bosh played in 3 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 57 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.9 ppg and his lowest 12.1.

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