Dwight Davis vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Dwight Davis 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

Dwight Davis

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Davis: 1972-73 to 1976-77
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Davis 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Davis 5 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Dwight Davis 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Dwight Davis 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Davis 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 8.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 5.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 1.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.5 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.6 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Davis 2,936 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Dwight Davis 1,991 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Dwight Davis 529 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Dwight Davis 139 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Dwight Davis 149 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Dwight Davis 340 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Davis .423 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Dwight Davis - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Davis .730 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 12.5 (1974) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 8.5 (1974) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 2.4 (1974) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.8 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 1.0 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 4.5 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 2.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 0.9 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.3 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.4 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Davis 50 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Dwight Davis 28 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Dwight Davis 10 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Dwight Davis 3 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Dwight Davis 4 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Dwight Davis 11 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Davis .432 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Dwight Davis - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Davis .818 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 4.5 (1976) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 2.5 (1976) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 0.9 (1976) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.3 (1976) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.4 (1976) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.