Yao Ming vs. Shelden Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shelden Williams 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.

Shelden Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Shelden Williams: 2006-07 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Shelden Williams 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Shelden Williams 6

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Shelden Williams 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Shelden Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Shelden Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Shelden Williams 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Shelden Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Shelden Williams 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Shelden Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Shelden Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Shelden Williams 1,618

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Shelden Williams 1,562

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Shelden Williams 163

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Shelden Williams 179

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Shelden Williams 164

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Shelden Williams 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Shelden Williams .462

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Shelden Williams .222

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Shelden Williams .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Shelden Williams 5.5 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Shelden Williams 6.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Shelden Williams 0.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Shelden Williams 0.8 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Shelden Williams 0.7 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Shelden Williams 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Shelden Williams 1.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Shelden Williams 0.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Shelden Williams 0.1

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Shelden Williams 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Shelden Williams 13

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Shelden Williams 13

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Shelden Williams 0

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Shelden Williams 1

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Shelden Williams 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Shelden Williams 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Shelden Williams .444

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Shelden Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Shelden Williams .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Shelden Williams 1.6 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Shelden Williams 1.6 (2010)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Shelden Williams 0.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Shelden Williams 0.1 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Shelden Williams 0.0 (2010)