Bill Garnett vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Bill Garnett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Garnett

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)