Tim Duncan vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Yao Ming 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Yao Ming 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Yao Ming 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)