Ray Allen vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming and Ray Allen 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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Ray Allen is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Yao Ming.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Yao Ming has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Ray Allen scored more total points in both stages. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Yao Ming averages 0.1 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (19.0 points against 18.9). On the other hand Ray Allen scored a total of 15,258 points more than Yao Ming (24,505 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
18
Yao Ming 19.0
+0.1
8

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+15,258
18
Yao Ming 9,247
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Yao Ming has a better career point average than Ray Allen (+3.7 points per game) while Ray Allen scored more points (+2,194).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
11
Yao Ming 19.8
+3.7
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+2,194
11
Yao Ming 555
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Yao Ming 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
+11
Yao Ming 2

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+81
Yao Ming 49

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+352
Yao Ming 232

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+694
Yao Ming 440

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+812
Yao Ming 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
+2
Yao Ming 3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Yao Ming 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+3
Yao Ming 0

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+8
Yao Ming 3

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+44
Yao Ming 15

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+98
Yao Ming 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+140
Yao Ming 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
+3
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
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+0.1+0.4+1.3+7.2+2.3+5.7+20.0+1.7+2.3+6.1+10+814
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
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+15,258+5,187+12,510+7.2+2,971+7,419+20.0+1,913+1,936+6.1+10+814
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
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+3.7+1.6+1.1+7.6+2.3+5.6+40.1+2.9+3.7+5.0+7+143
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
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+2,194+733+1,719+7.6+385+959+40.1+343+377+5.0+7+143
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
Ray Allen 13.4
199782
Yao Ming 13.5
+0.1
200382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+2.0
199882
Yao Ming 17.5
200482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
199950
Yao Ming 18.3
+1.2
200580

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
200082
Yao Ming 22.3
+0.2
200657

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
200182
Yao Ming 25.0
+3.0
200748

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
200269
Yao Ming 22.0
+0.2
200855

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+2.8
200376
Yao Ming 19.7
200977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+12.3
200376
Yao Ming 10.2
20115

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 12 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 20, from 2003 to 2014—he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 853 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.4 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Yao Ming 15.0
+15.0
20045

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+0.9
19993
Yao Ming 21.4
20057

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+22.0
20005
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
200118
Yao Ming 25.1
20077

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Yao Ming 17.1
+17.1
20099

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 145 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26.5 ppg and his lowest 9.3.

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