John Amaechi vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and John Amaechi 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

John Amaechi

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Amaechi: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Amaechi 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons John Amaechi 5 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played John Amaechi 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games John Amaechi 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Amaechi 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Amaechi 6.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 2.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.3 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.3 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Amaechi 1,837 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds John Amaechi 772 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists John Amaechi 228 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals John Amaechi 90 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks John Amaechi 94 Yao Ming 920

Total Games John Amaechi 294 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Amaechi .403 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage John Amaechi .077 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage John Amaechi .671 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Amaechi 10.5 (2000) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 3.3 (2000) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 1.2 (2000) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.4 (2000) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.5 (2000) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Amaechi 1.9 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 0.6 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 0.4 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.4 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.3 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Amaechi 13 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds John Amaechi 4 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists John Amaechi 3 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals John Amaechi 3 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks John Amaechi 2 Yao Ming 42

Total Games John Amaechi 7 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Amaechi .308 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage John Amaechi - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage John Amaechi .625 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Amaechi 2.3 (2001) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 (2001) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 (2001) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Amaechi 0.8 (2001) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game John Amaechi 0.5 (2001) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)