John Mengelt vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Mengelt: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Mengelt 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons John Mengelt 10 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played John Mengelt 4 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games John Mengelt 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 9.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.1 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.7 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 6,218 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 1,221 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists John Mengelt 1,329 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals John Mengelt 324 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks John Mengelt 28 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games John Mengelt 636 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .479 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage John Mengelt .000 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .809 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 11.0 (1975) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1974) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.9 (1978) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.9 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 8.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.6 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 167 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 33 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists John Mengelt 33 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals John Mengelt 11 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks John Mengelt 2 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games John Mengelt 19 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .521 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage John Mengelt - * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .782 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 12.7 (1977) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1975) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 3.0 (1975) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 1.3 (1977) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.3 (1975) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.