Ira Bowman vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Ira Bowman 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

Ira Bowman

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)