Charles Barkley vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Charles Barkley 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

Charles Barkley

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Barkley: 1984-85 to 1999-00
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Barkley 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Charles Barkley 16 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Charles Barkley 13 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Charles Barkley 11 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Charles Barkley 1 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA First Team Charles Barkley 5 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charles Barkley 11 Yao Ming 5

Rebounds Leader Charles Barkley 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 22.1 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 11.7 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.5 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.8 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 23,757 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 12,546 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Charles Barkley 4,215 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Charles Barkley 1,648 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 888 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Charles Barkley 1,073 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .541 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .266 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .735 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 28.3 (1988) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 14.6 (1987) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 5.1 (1993) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.2 (1986) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1986) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 23.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 12.9 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.9 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 2,833 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 1,582 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Charles Barkley 482 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Charles Barkley 193 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 108 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Charles Barkley 123 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .513 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .255 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .717 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 27.6 (1994) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 15.8 (1986) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 6.0 (1991) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.5 (1994) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1987) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)