Yao Ming vs. Shabazz Napier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shabazz Napier 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.

Shabazz Napier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Shabazz Napier 6

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Shabazz Napier 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Shabazz Napier 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Shabazz Napier 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Shabazz Napier 2.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Shabazz Napier 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Shabazz Napier 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Shabazz Napier 2,433

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Shabazz Napier 657

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Shabazz Napier 849

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Shabazz Napier 286

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Shabazz Napier 48

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Shabazz Napier 345

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Shabazz Napier .397

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Shabazz Napier .345

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Shabazz Napier .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Shabazz Napier 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Shabazz Napier 1.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Shabazz Napier 0.7

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Shabazz Napier 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Shabazz Napier 62

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Shabazz Napier 13

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Shabazz Napier 17

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Shabazz Napier 6

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Shabazz Napier 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Shabazz Napier 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Shabazz Napier .488

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Shabazz Napier .400

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Shabazz Napier .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Shabazz Napier 0.0 (2019)