Yao Ming vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Yao Ming 486 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)