James Donaldson vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

James Donaldson

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Yao Ming 920

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Yao Ming 42

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)