Yao Ming vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Gerry Ward - n/a **

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.