Yao Ming vs. Samaki Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Samaki Walker 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.

Samaki Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Samaki Walker: 1996-97 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Samaki Walker 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Samaki Walker 10

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Samaki Walker 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Samaki Walker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Samaki Walker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Samaki Walker 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Samaki Walker 4.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Samaki Walker 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Samaki Walker 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Samaki Walker 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Samaki Walker 2,376

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Samaki Walker 2,089

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Samaki Walker 252

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Samaki Walker 134

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Samaki Walker 316

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Samaki Walker 445

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Samaki Walker .462

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Samaki Walker .111

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Samaki Walker .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Samaki Walker 8.9 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Samaki Walker 7.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Samaki Walker 1.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Samaki Walker 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Samaki Walker 1.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Samaki Walker 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Samaki Walker 3.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Samaki Walker 0.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Samaki Walker 0.1

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Samaki Walker 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Samaki Walker 116

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Samaki Walker 151

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Samaki Walker 11

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Samaki Walker 5

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Samaki Walker 21

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Samaki Walker 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Samaki Walker .429

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Samaki Walker 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Samaki Walker .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Samaki Walker 9.0 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Samaki Walker 11.3 (2000)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Samaki Walker 0.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Samaki Walker 0.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Samaki Walker 3.0 (2000)