Shawn Kemp vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming and Shawn Kemp 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 Yao Ming has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Shawn Kemp 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 4.4 points more than Shawn Kemp in his 14 seasons (19.0 points against 14.6). On the other hand Shawn Kemp scored a total of 6,100 points more than Yao Ming (15,347 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Shawn Kemp 14.6
14
Yao Ming 19.0
+4.4
8

Total Points

Seasons
Shawn Kemp 15,347
+6,100
14
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 Shawn Kemp (+2.5 points per game) while Shawn Kemp scored more points (+967).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Shawn Kemp 17.3
10
Yao Ming 19.8
+2.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Shawn Kemp 1,522
+967
10
Yao Ming 555
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 1
Yao Ming 2
+1

30+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 22
Yao Ming 49
+27

20+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 305
+73
Yao Ming 232

10+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 751
+311
Yao Ming 440

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shawn Kemp 1,014
+531
Yao Ming 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shawn Kemp 37
+34
Yao Ming 3

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 5
+2
Yao Ming 3

20+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 39
+24
Yao Ming 15

10+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 72
+46
Yao Ming 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shawn Kemp 86
+58
Yao Ming 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shawn Kemp 2
+2
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
Shawn Kemp 14.6 5.2 10.7 48.8 0.0 0.1 27.7 4.1 5.5 74.1 14 1,051
difference:+4.4+1.8+2.6+3.6+0.1+7.7+1.0+0.6+9.2+6+565
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
Shawn Kemp 15,347 5,505 11,278 48.8 33 119 27.7 4,304 5,805 74.1 14 1,051
difference:+6,100+2,125+4,833+3.6+31+109+7.7+1,819+2,821+9.2+6+565
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
Shawn Kemp 17.3 5.8 11.7 49.8 0.0 0.2 20.0 5.6 7.0 79.7 10 88
difference:+2.5+1.2+1.7+2.1+0.2+20.0+0.3+0.1+3.6+6+60
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
Shawn Kemp 1,522 514 1,032 49.8 3 15 20.0 491 616 79.7 10 88
difference:+967+319+656+2.1+3+15+20.0+326+418+3.6+6+60
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
Shawn Kemp 6.5
199081
Yao Ming 13.5
+7.0
200382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 15.0
199181
Yao Ming 17.5
+2.5
200482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 15.5
199264
Yao Ming 18.3
+2.8
200580

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.8
199378
Yao Ming 22.3
+4.5
200657

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.1
199479
Yao Ming 25.0
+6.9
200748

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.7
199582
Yao Ming 22.0
+3.3
200855

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 19.6
199679
Yao Ming 19.7
+0.1
200977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.7
+8.5
199781
Yao Ming 10.2
20115

Shawn Kemp's additional seasons:

* Shawn Kemp played 6 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 1998 to 2003—he averaged 12.2 points in a total of 426 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19900
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 13.2
19915
Yao Ming 15.0
+1.8
20045

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.4
19929
Yao Ming 21.4
+4.0
20057

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 16.5
+16.5
199319
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 14.8
19945
Yao Ming 25.1
+10.3
20077

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 24.8
+24.8
19954
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 20.9
+3.8
199620
Yao Ming 17.1
20099

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 21.6
+21.6
199712
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110

Shawn Kemp's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Shawn Kemp played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 3.

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