Jeremy Lin vs Yao Ming

Jeremy Lin

3of 9 lines

Yao Ming

6of 9 lines

Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming compared on their NBA careers: Jeremy Lin played 9 seasons, 2010-11 to 2018-19, Yao Ming 8 seasons, 2002-03 to 2010-11. Jeremy Lin averaged 11.6 points a game to Yao Ming's 19. Jeremy Lin won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Yao Ming leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Jeremy Lin in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming career per game
480GP486
25.5MIN32.5
11.6PTS19, better
2.8REB9.2, better
4.3, betterAST1.6
1.1, betterSTL0.4
0.4BLK1.9, better
43.3FG%52.4, better
34.2, better3P%20
80.9FT%83.3, better
54.8TS%59.6, better

Career totals

Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming career totals
5,567PTS9,247, better
1,338REB4,494, better
2,042, betterAST769
519, betterSTL189
176BLK920, better
43.3FG%52.4, better
34.2, better3P%20
80.9FT%83.3, better
54.8TS%59.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming postseason
25GP28
19.1MIN35.3
7.2PTS19.8, better
2REB9.3, better
2.2, betterAST1
0.4, betterSTL0.3
0.1BLK1.5, better
37.6FG%51.9, better
21.6, better3P%0
83.6, betterFT%83.3
49TS%59.9, better

Where each stands all time

Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming all-time places
—Rebounds293rd (4,494), better
—Blocks112th (920), better

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

Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming titles and awards
1, betterChampionships—
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—All-NBA Third Team3, better
—All-NBA Second Team2, better

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.

Jeremy Lin 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.
1st2010-112.61.21.42002-0313.5, better8.2, better1.7, better
2nd2011-1214.63.16.2, better2003-0417.5, better9.0, better1.5
3rd2012-1313.43.06.1, better2004-0518.3, better8.4, better0.8
4th2013-1412.52.64.1, better2005-0622.3, better10.2, better1.5
5th2014-1511.22.64.6, better2006-0725.0, better9.4, better2.0
6th2015-1611.73.23.0, better2007-0822.0, better10.8, better2.3
7th2016-1714.53.85.1, better2008-0919.7, better9.9, better1.8
8th2017-1818.0, better0.04.0, better2010-1110.25.4, better0.8
9th2018-199.62.43.1————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST