Joe Ellis vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Joe Ellis 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

Joe Ellis

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ellis 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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.