Yao Ming vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)