VJ Edgecombe vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming and VJ Edgecombe 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 average and totals in the regular season, and since VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Yao Ming has better playoff stats. 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 4.3 points more than VJ Edgecombe in his 1 seasons (19.0 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 8,997 points more (9,247 vs. 250).

Points Per Game

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
1
Yao Ming 19.0
+4.3
8

Total Points

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 250
1
Yao Ming 9,247
+8,997
8

Points in the Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Yao Ming has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Yao Ming 19.8
+19.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Yao Ming 555
+555
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 0
Yao Ming 2
+2

30+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 1
Yao Ming 49
+48

20+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 3
Yao Ming 232
+229

10+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 13
Yao Ming 440
+427

1+ Point Games (games with points)

VJ Edgecombe 17
Yao Ming 483
+466

0 Point Games (games without points)

VJ Edgecombe 0
Yao Ming 3
+3

Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Yao Ming's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe 14.7 5.6 13.6 40.9 1.9 5.2 36.0 1.6 2.2 73.7 1 17
difference:+4.3+1.4+0.3+11.5+1.9+5.2+16.0+3.5+3.9+9.6+7+469
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
VJ Edgecombe 250 95 232 40.9 32 89 36.0 28 38 73.7 1 17
difference:+8,997+3,285+6,213+11.5+30+79+16.0+2,457+2,946+9.6+7+469
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
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+19.8+7.0+13.4+51.9+5.9+7.1+83.3+4+28
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
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+555+195+376+51.9+165+198+83.3+4+28
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
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
+1.2
202617
Yao Ming 13.5
200382

Yao Ming's additional seasons:

* Yao Ming played 7 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 8, from 2004 to 2011—he averaged 20.2 points in a total of 404 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25 ppg and his lowest 10.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe -
DNP *
20260
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030
* season in progress

Yao Ming's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Yao Ming played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 28 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.1 ppg and his lowest 15.

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