John Drew vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Drew: 1974-75 to 1984-85
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Drew 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons John Drew 11 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played John Drew 5 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games John Drew 2 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Drew 20.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 6.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game John Drew 1.7 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game John Drew 1.4 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.3 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Drew 15,291 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds John Drew 5,088 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists John Drew 1,224 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals John Drew 1,004 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks John Drew 193 Yao Ming 920

Total Games John Drew 739 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Drew .470 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage John Drew .175 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage John Drew .748 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Drew 24.2 (1977) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 10.7 (1975) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game John Drew 2.2 (1983) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Drew 1.8 (1976) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.5 (1975) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Drew 14.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 4.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game John Drew 0.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game John Drew 0.7 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.2 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Drew 405 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds John Drew 140 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists John Drew 24 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals John Drew 21 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks John Drew 5 Yao Ming 42

Total Games John Drew 29 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Drew .431 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage John Drew - * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage John Drew .725 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Drew 26.0 (1978) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Drew 7.5 (1978) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Drew 1.5 (1978) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Drew 1.4 (1980) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game John Drew 0.5 (1978) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.