Don Collins vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Don Collins 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

Don Collins

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Collins: 1980-81 to 1986-87
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Collins 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Don Collins 6 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Don Collins 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Don Collins 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 9.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Don Collins 1.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.1 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.3 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 2,983 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Don Collins 837 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Don Collins 546 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Don Collins 332 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Don Collins 98 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Don Collins 303 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .485 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Don Collins .069 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .749 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 11.8 (1983) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.3 (1981) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 2.3 (1981) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.3 (1983) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.5 (1983) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 5.4 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.5 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 43 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Don Collins 22 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Don Collins 6 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Don Collins 4 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Don Collins 1 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Don Collins 8 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .432 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Don Collins - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .714 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 6.1 (1982) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.1 (1982) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.9 (1982) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.6 (1982) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 (1982) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)