Yao Ming vs. Alonzo Mourning: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alonzo Mourning and Yao Ming 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 Alonzo Mourning 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 1.9 points more than Alonzo Mourning in his 15 seasons (19.0 points against 17.1). On the other hand Alonzo Mourning scored a total of 5,064 points more than Yao Ming (14,311 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Yao Ming 19.0
+1.9
8
Alonzo Mourning 17.1
15

Total Points

Seasons
Yao Ming 9,247
8
Alonzo Mourning 14,311
+5,064
15

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 Alonzo Mourning (+6.2 points per game) while Alonzo Mourning scored more points (+736).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Yao Ming 19.8
+6.2
4
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Yao Ming 555
4
Alonzo Mourning 1,291
+736
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Yao Ming 0
Alonzo Mourning 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Yao Ming 2
Alonzo Mourning 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Yao Ming 49
Alonzo Mourning 55
+6

20+ Point Games

Yao Ming 232
Alonzo Mourning 336
+104

10+ Point Games

Yao Ming 440
Alonzo Mourning 664
+224

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Yao Ming 483
Alonzo Mourning 832
+349

0 Point Games (games without points)

Yao Ming 3
Alonzo Mourning 6
+3

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Yao Ming 3
Alonzo Mourning 6
+3

20+ Point Games

Yao Ming 15
Alonzo Mourning 30
+15

10+ Point Games

Yao Ming 26
Alonzo Mourning 59
+33

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Yao Ming 28
Alonzo Mourning 89
+61

0 Point Games (games without points)

Yao Ming 0
Alonzo Mourning 6
+6

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Yao Ming 19.0 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 8 486
difference:+1.9+0.9+1.7+0.3+0.1+4.7+0.3+0.9+14.1+7+352
Alonzo Mourning 17.1 6.1 11.6 52.7 0.0 0.1 24.7 4.8 7.0 69.2 15 838

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Yao Ming 9,247 3,380 6,445 52.4 2 10 20.0 2,485 2,984 83.3 8 486
difference:+5,064+1,736+3,256+0.3+20+79+4.7+1,572+2,878+14.1+7+352
Alonzo Mourning 14,311 5,116 9,701 52.7 22 89 24.7 4,057 5,862 69.2 15 838

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Yao Ming 19.8 7.0 13.4 51.9 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 7.1 83.3 4 28
difference:+6.2+2.4+4.3+0.6+0.1+0.2+36.8+1.7+0.6+18.4+7+67
Alonzo Mourning 13.6 4.6 9.1 51.2 0.1 0.2 36.8 4.2 6.5 64.9 11 95

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Yao Ming 555 195 376 51.9 0 0 - 165 198 83.3 4 28
difference:+736+246+485+0.6+7+19+36.8+237+421+18.4+7+67
Alonzo Mourning 1,291 441 861 51.2 7 19 36.8 402 619 64.9 11 95

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 13.5
200382
Alonzo Mourning 21.0
+7.5
199378

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 17.5
200482
Alonzo Mourning 21.5
+4.0
199460

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 18.3
200580
Alonzo Mourning 21.3
+3.0
199577

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 22.3
200657
Alonzo Mourning 23.2
+0.9
199670

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 25.0
+5.2
200748
Alonzo Mourning 19.8
199766

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 22.0
+2.8
200855
Alonzo Mourning 19.2
199858

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 19.7
200977
Alonzo Mourning 20.1
+0.4
199946

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 10.2
20115
Alonzo Mourning 21.7
+11.5
200079

Alonzo Mourning's additional seasons:

- Alonzo Mourning played 7 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 15, from 2001 to 2008—he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 304 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.7 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030
Alonzo Mourning 23.8
+23.8
19939

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 15.0
+15.0
20045
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
19940

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 21.4
20057
Alonzo Mourning 22.0
+0.6
19954

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060
Alonzo Mourning 18.0
+18.0
19963

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 25.1
+7.3
20077
Alonzo Mourning 17.8
199717

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080
Alonzo Mourning 19.3
+19.3
19984

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 17.1
20099
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
+4.5
19995

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
+21.6
200010

Alonzo Mourning's additional Playoffs:

- During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Alonzo Mourning played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 5.4 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.7 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

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