David Lee vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals David Lee 625 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Yao Ming 920

Total Games David Lee 829 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists David Lee 43 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals David Lee 14 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Yao Ming 42

Total Games David Lee 43 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)