LaMarcus Aldridge vs Yao Ming

LaMarcus AldridgeYao Ming

LaMarcus Aldridge and Yao Ming compared on their NBA careers: LaMarcus Aldridge played 16 seasons, 2006-07 to 2021-22, Yao Ming 8 seasons, 2002-03 to 2010-11. LaMarcus Aldridge averaged 19.1 points a game to Yao Ming's 19.

Who has the better career numbers?

LaMarcus Aldridge and Yao Ming career per game
1,076GP486
33.7MIN32.5
19.1PTS19
8.1REB9.2
1.9AST1.6
0.7STL0.4
1.1BLK1.9
49.3FG%52.4
323P%20
81.3FT%83.3
54.4TS%59.6

Career totals

LaMarcus Aldridge and Yao Ming career totals
20,558PTS9,247
8,737REB4,494
2,076AST769
758STL189
1,187BLK920
49.3FG%52.4
323P%20
81.3FT%83.3
54.4TS%59.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

LaMarcus Aldridge and Yao Ming postseason
72GP28
37.1MIN35.3
20.8PTS19.8
8.5REB9.3
1.7AST1
0.7STL0.3
1.4BLK1.5
45.5FG%51.9
32.73P%0
82.4FT%83.3
51.6TS%59.9

Where each stands all time

LaMarcus Aldridge and Yao Ming all-time places
46th (20,558)Points—
44th (8,737)Rebounds234th (4,494)
274th (758)Steals—
62nd (1,187)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

  • LaMarcus Aldridge: 0 championships; All-NBA Third Team ×3, All-NBA Second Team ×2
  • 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.

LaMarcus Aldridge 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.
1st2006-07950.42002-0313.58.21.7
2nd2007-0817.87.61.62003-0417.591.5
3rd2008-0918.17.51.92004-0518.38.40.8
4th2009-1017.982.12005-0622.310.21.5
5th2010-1121.88.82.12006-07259.42
6th2011-1221.782.42007-082210.82.3
7th2012-1321.19.12.62008-0919.79.91.8
8th2013-1423.211.12.62010-1110.25.40.8
9th2014-1523.410.21.7————
10th2015-16188.51.5————
11th2016-1717.37.31.9————
12th2017-1823.18.52————
13th2018-1921.39.22.4————
14th2019-2018.97.42.4————
15th2020-2113.54.51.9————
16th2021-2212.95.50.9————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST