John Barber vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games John Barber 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists John Barber 0 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games John Barber 5 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game John Barber - Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds John Barber - Yao Ming 261

Total Assists John Barber - Yao Ming 29

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games John Barber 0 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Barber - Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: ** 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.