Yao Ming vs. Emeka Okafor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Emeka Okafor and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Emeka Okafor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Emeka Okafor: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Emeka Okafor 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Emeka Okafor 10

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Emeka Okafor 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Emeka Okafor 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Emeka Okafor 0

Rookie of The Year Yao Ming 0 Emeka Okafor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Emeka Okafor 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Emeka Okafor 9.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Emeka Okafor 0.8

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Emeka Okafor 0.7

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Emeka Okafor 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Emeka Okafor 7,370

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Emeka Okafor 5,967

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Emeka Okafor 520

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Emeka Okafor 414

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Emeka Okafor 1,003

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Emeka Okafor 616

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Emeka Okafor .512

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Emeka Okafor .000

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Emeka Okafor .586

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Emeka Okafor 15.1 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Emeka Okafor 11.3 (2007)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Emeka Okafor 1.2 (2007)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Emeka Okafor 0.9 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Emeka Okafor 2.6 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Emeka Okafor 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Emeka Okafor 4.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Emeka Okafor 0.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Emeka Okafor 0.9

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Emeka Okafor 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Emeka Okafor 44

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Emeka Okafor 33

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Emeka Okafor 0

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Emeka Okafor 6

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Emeka Okafor 6

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Emeka Okafor 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Emeka Okafor .625

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Emeka Okafor -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Emeka Okafor .364

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Emeka Okafor 7.3 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Emeka Okafor 5.5 (2011)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Emeka Okafor 0.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Emeka Okafor 1.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Emeka Okafor 1.0 (2011)