Gene James vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 3.4 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Gene James 95 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games Gene James 88 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Gene James 2 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games Gene James 4 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.