Yao Ming vs. Jason Terry: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Yao Ming and Jason Terry all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Yao Ming, with a career spanning 8 seasons from 2003 to 2011, and Jason Terry, with 19 seasons played from 2000 to 2018, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Yao Ming vs. Jason Terry
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Yao Ming Jason Terry Yao Ming Jason Terry
Points
+300th
68th
+300th
93rd
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
58th
+300th
95th
Steals
+300th
38th
+300th
99th
Blocks
121st
+300th
223rd
+300th
Years819413

Yao Ming vs. Jason Terry
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Yao Ming Jason Terry Yao Ming Jason Terry
Points
99th
+300th
95th
297th
Rebounds
86th
+300th
84th
+300th
Assists
+300th
257th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
243rd
+300th
+300th
Blocks
30th
+300th
67th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Yao Ming Jason Terry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
68th
+232 9,247 vs. 18,8819,634
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
4,494 vs. 3,2741,220
Assists
+300th
58th
+242 769 vs. 5,4154,646
Steals
+300th
38th
+262 189 vs. 1,6031,414
Blocks
121st
+300th
+179 920 vs. 275645
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,233 vs. 502731
Defensive Rebounds
264th
+300th
+36 3,261 vs. 2,772489
Field Goals Made
+300th
81st
+219 3,380 vs. 6,9143,534
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
62nd
+238 6,445 vs. 15,5859,140
3-Pointers Made
+300th
11th
+289 2 vs. 2,2822,280
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
11th
+289 10 vs. 6,0106,000
Free Throws Made
265th
212nd
53 2,485 vs. 2,771286
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
262nd
+38 2,984 vs. 3,278294

Games and Years:

Yao Ming Jason Terry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
10th
+290 486 vs. 1,410924
Seasons
+300th
13th
+287 8 vs. 1911

Rankings by Points Scored:

Yao Ming Jason Terry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
278th
278th
0 2 vs. 20
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Yao Ming Jason Terry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
93rd
+207 555 vs. 1,7501,195
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
261 vs. 30443
Assists
+300th
95th
+205 29 vs. 375346
Steals
+300th
99th
+201 9 vs. 112103
Blocks
223rd
+300th
+77 42 vs. 2418
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
76 vs. 5026
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
242nd
+58 185 vs. 25469
Field Goals Made
+300th
98th
+202 195 vs. 634439
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
94th
+206 376 vs. 1,4371,061
3-Pointers Made
+300th
26th
+274 0 vs. 221221
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
30th
+270 0 vs. 574574
Free Throws Made
300th
184th
116 165 vs. 26196
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
203rd
+97 198 vs. 315117

Games and Years:

Yao Ming Jason Terry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
97th
+203 28 vs. 12496
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 4 vs. 139

Rankings by Points Scored:

Yao Ming Jason Terry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Yao Ming Jason Terry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
99th
+300th
+201 19.03 vs. 13.395.64
Rebounds per game
86th
+300th
+214 9.25 vs. 2.326.92
Assists per game
+300th
257th
+43 1.58 vs. 3.842.26
Steals per game
+300th
243rd
+57 0.39 vs. 1.140.75
Blocks per game
30th
+300th
+270 1.89 vs. 0.201.70
Offensive Rebounds per game
89th
+300th
+211 2.54 vs. 0.362.18
Defensive Rebounds per game
49th
+300th
+251 6.71 vs. 1.974.74
Field Goals Made per game
127th
+300th
+173 6.95 vs. 4.902.05
Field Goals Attempted per game
226th
+300th
+74 13.26 vs. 11.052.21
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
138th
+162 0.00 vs. 1.621.61
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
113rd
+187 0.02 vs. 4.264.24
Free Throws Made per game
48th
+300th
+252 5.11 vs. 1.973.15
Free Throws Attempted per game
69th
+300th
+231 6.14 vs. 2.323.82

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Yao Ming Jason Terry Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
95th
297th
202 19.82 vs. 14.115.71
Rebounds per game
84th
+300th
+216 9.32 vs. 2.456.87
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.04 vs. 3.021.99
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.32 vs. 0.900.58
Blocks per game
67th
+300th
+233 1.50 vs. 0.191.31
Offensive Rebounds per game
84th
+300th
+216 2.71 vs. 0.402.31
Defensive Rebounds per game
59th
+300th
+241 6.61 vs. 2.054.56
Field Goals Made per game
131st
+300th
+169 6.96 vs. 5.111.85
Field Goals Attempted per game
212nd
+300th
+88 13.43 vs. 11.591.84
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
91st
+209 0.00 vs. 1.781.78
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
112nd
+188 0.00 vs. 4.634.63
Free Throws Made per game
37th
+300th
+263 5.89 vs. 2.103.79
Free Throws Attempted per game
48th
+300th
+252 7.07 vs. 2.544.53

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.