Yao Ming vs. Paul Walther Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Walther 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.

Paul Walther

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Paul Walther: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Paul Walther 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Paul Walther 6

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Paul Walther 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Paul Walther 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Paul Walther 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Paul Walther 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Paul Walther 3.7 *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Paul Walther 2.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Paul Walther 2,838

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Paul Walther 1,168 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Paul Walther 974

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Paul Walther 370

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Paul Walther .362

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Paul Walther .708

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Paul Walther 12.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Paul Walther 4.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Paul Walther 3.6 (1951)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Paul Walther - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Paul Walther 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Paul Walther 2.4 *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Paul Walther 1.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Paul Walther 143

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Paul Walther 40 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Paul Walther 35

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Paul Walther 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Paul Walther .377

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Paul Walther .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Paul Walther 16.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Paul Walther 4.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Paul Walther 3.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Paul Walther - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.