Yao Ming vs. Donovan Mitchell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Donovan Mitchell 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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Donovan Mitchell has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Donovan Mitchell has better scoring stats than Yao Ming in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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, Donovan Mitchell averages 5.7 points more than Yao Ming in his 8 seasons (24.7 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 4,073 points more (13,320 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Yao Ming 19.0
8
Donovan Mitchell 24.7
+5.7
8

Total Points

Seasons
Yao Ming 9,247
8
Donovan Mitchell 13,320
+4,073
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Yao Ming (+8.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,228).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Yao Ming 19.8
4
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+8.5
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Yao Ming 555
4
Donovan Mitchell 1,783
+1,228
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Yao Ming 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Yao Ming 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Yao Ming 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Yao Ming 2
Donovan Mitchell 28
+26

30+ Point Games

Yao Ming 49
Donovan Mitchell 157
+108

20+ Point Games

Yao Ming 232
Donovan Mitchell 390
+158

10+ Point Games

Yao Ming 440
Donovan Mitchell 519
+79

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Yao Ming 483
Donovan Mitchell 539
+56

0 Point Games (games without points)

Yao Ming 3
+3
Donovan Mitchell 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Yao Ming 0
Donovan Mitchell 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Yao Ming 0
Donovan Mitchell 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Yao Ming 3
Donovan Mitchell 31
+28

20+ Point Games

Yao Ming 15
Donovan Mitchell 51
+36

10+ Point Games

Yao Ming 26
Donovan Mitchell 62
+36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Yao Ming 28
Donovan Mitchell 63
+35

0 Point Games (games without points)

Yao Ming 0
Donovan Mitchell 0

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:+5.7+1.8+6.2+7.5+3.0+8.2+16.6+0.9+1.1+0.7+53
Donovan Mitchell 24.7 8.8 19.5 44.9 3.0 8.2 36.6 4.2 5.0 84.0 8 539

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:+4,073+1,340+4,067+7.5+1,616+4,409+16.6+223+292+0.7+53
Donovan Mitchell 13,320 4,720 10,512 44.9 1,618 4,419 36.6 2,262 2,692 84.0 8 539

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:+8.5+2.8+8.9+7.9+3.2+8.9+35.5+0.3+0.4+0.8+4+35
Donovan Mitchell 28.3 9.8 22.3 44.0 3.2 8.9 35.5 5.6 6.7 82.5 8 63

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:+1,228+422+1,027+7.9+199+561+35.5+185+226+0.8+4+35
Donovan Mitchell 1,783 617 1,403 44.0 199 561 35.5 350 424 82.5 8 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 13.5
200382
Donovan Mitchell 20.5
+7.0
201879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 17.5
200482
Donovan Mitchell 23.8
+6.3
201977

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 18.3
200580
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+5.7
202069

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 22.3
200657
Donovan Mitchell 26.4
+4.1
202153

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 25.0
200748
Donovan Mitchell 25.9
+0.9
202267

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 22.0
200855
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+6.3
202368

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 19.7
200977
Donovan Mitchell 26.6
+6.9
202455

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 10.2
20115
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+13.8
202571

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030
Donovan Mitchell 24.4
+24.4
201811

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 15.0
20045
Donovan Mitchell 21.4
+6.4
20195

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 21.4
20057
Donovan Mitchell 36.3
+14.9
20207

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060
Donovan Mitchell 32.3
+32.3
202110

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 25.1
20077
Donovan Mitchell 25.5
+0.4
20226

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080
Donovan Mitchell 23.2
+23.2
20235

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 17.1
20099
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+12.5
202410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+29.6
20259
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