Reggie Miller vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming and Reggie Miller 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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Reggie Miller 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 Reggie Miller scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Yao Ming has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 0.8 points more than Reggie Miller in his 18 seasons (19.0 points against 18.2). On the other hand Reggie Miller scored a total of 16,032 points more than Yao Ming (25,279 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Reggie Miller 18.2
18
Yao Ming 19.0
+0.8
8

Total Points

Seasons
Reggie Miller 25,279
+16,032
18
Yao Ming 9,247
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Reggie Miller has a better career point average than Yao Ming (+0.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,417).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Reggie Miller 20.6
+0.8
15
Yao Ming 19.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Reggie Miller 2,972
+2,417
15
Yao Ming 555
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 1
+1
Yao Ming 0

40+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 9
+7
Yao Ming 2

30+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 114
+65
Yao Ming 49

20+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 607
+375
Yao Ming 232

10+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 1,195
+755
Yao Ming 440

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Reggie Miller 1,382
+899
Yao Ming 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Reggie Miller 7
+4
Yao Ming 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 3
+3
Yao Ming 0

30+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 29
+26
Yao Ming 3

20+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 72
+57
Yao Ming 15

10+ Point Games

Reggie Miller 124
+98
Yao Ming 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Reggie Miller 144
+116
Yao Ming 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Reggie Miller 0
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
Reggie Miller 18.2 5.9 12.6 47.1 1.8 4.7 39.5 4.5 5.1 88.8 18 1,389
difference:+0.8+1.1+0.7+5.3+1.8+4.7+19.5+0.6+1.0+5.5+10+903
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
Reggie Miller 25,279 8,241 17,499 47.1 2,560 6,486 39.5 6,237 7,026 88.8 18 1,389
difference:+16,032+4,861+11,054+5.3+2,558+6,476+19.5+3,752+4,042+5.5+10+903
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
Reggie Miller 20.6 6.5 14.5 44.9 2.2 5.7 39.0 5.3 6.0 89.3 15 144
difference:+0.8+0.5+1.1+6.9+2.2+5.7+39.0+0.6+1.1+6.0+11+116
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
Reggie Miller 2,972 941 2,095 44.9 320 820 39.0 770 862 89.3 15 144
difference:+2,417+746+1,719+6.9+320+820+39.0+605+664+6.0+11+116
Yao Ming 555 195 376 51.9 0 0 - 165 198 83.3 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 10.0
198882
Yao Ming 13.5
+3.5
200382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 16.0
198974
Yao Ming 17.5
+1.5
200482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 24.6
+6.3
199082
Yao Ming 18.3
200580

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 22.6
+0.3
199182
Yao Ming 22.3
200657

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 20.7
199282
Yao Ming 25.0
+4.3
200748

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 21.2
199382
Yao Ming 22.0
+0.8
200855

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 19.9
+0.2
199479
Yao Ming 19.7
200977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 19.6
+9.4
199581
Yao Ming 10.2
20115

Reggie Miller's additional seasons:

- Reggie Miller played 10 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 1996 to 2005—he averaged 17.2 points in a total of 745 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.6 ppg and his lowest 10.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19880
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19890
Yao Ming 15.0
+15.0
20045

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 20.7
19903
Yao Ming 21.4
+0.7
20057

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 21.6
+21.6
19915
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 27.0
+1.9
19923
Yao Ming 25.1
20077

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 31.5
+31.5
19934
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 23.2
+6.1
199416
Yao Ming 17.1
20099

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Reggie Miller 25.5
+25.5
199517
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110

Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs:

- During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 96 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

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