Al Jefferson vs Yao Ming

Al JeffersonYao Ming

Al Jefferson and Yao Ming compared on their NBA careers: Al Jefferson played 14 seasons, 2004-05 to 2017-18, Yao Ming 8 seasons, 2002-03 to 2010-11. Al Jefferson averaged 15.7 points a game to Yao Ming's 19.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Jefferson and Yao Ming career per game
915GP486
28.7MIN32.5
15.7PTS19
8.4REB9.2
1.5AST1.6
0.7STL0.4
1.2BLK1.9
49.9FG%52.4
12.13P%20
71.1FT%83.3
52.8TS%59.6

Career totals

Al Jefferson and Yao Ming career totals
14,343PTS9,247
7,690REB4,494
1,347AST769
628STL189
1,093BLK920
49.9FG%52.4
12.13P%20
71.1FT%83.3
52.8TS%59.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Al Jefferson and Yao Ming postseason
21GP28
26.2MIN35.3
12.6PTS19.8
7.1REB9.3
1AST1
0.7STL0.3
0.9BLK1.5
49.4FG%51.9
03P%0
67.6FT%83.3
51TS%59.9

Where each stands all time

Al Jefferson and Yao Ming all-time places
158th (14,343)Points—
59th (7,690)Rebounds234th (4,494)
76th (1,093)Blocks107th (920)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Al Jefferson: 0 championships; All-Rookie Second Team, All-NBA Third Team
  • Yao Ming: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Third Team ×3, All-NBA Second Team ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Al Jefferson and Yao Ming season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2004-056.74.40.32002-0313.58.21.7
2nd2005-067.95.10.52003-0417.591.5
3rd2006-0716111.32004-0518.38.40.8
4th2007-082111.11.42005-0622.310.21.5
5th2008-0923.1111.62006-07259.42
6th2009-1017.19.31.82007-082210.82.3
7th2010-1118.69.71.82008-0919.79.91.8
8th2011-1219.29.62.22010-1110.25.40.8
9th2012-1317.89.22.1————
10th2013-1421.810.82.1————
11th2014-1516.68.41.7————
12th2015-16126.41.5————
13th2016-178.14.20.9————
14th2017-18740.8————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST