Billy Ray Bates vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)