Yao Ming vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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.

John Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.