Tim Duncan vs Yao Ming

Tim DuncanYao Ming

Tim Duncan and Yao Ming compared on their NBA careers: Tim Duncan played 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16, Yao Ming 8 seasons, 2002-03 to 2010-11. Tim Duncan averaged 19 points a game to Yao Ming's 19. Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tim Duncan and Yao Ming career per game
1,392GP486
34MIN32.5
19PTS19
10.8REB9.2
3AST1.6
0.7STL0.4
2.2BLK1.9
50.6FG%52.4
17.93P%20
69.6FT%83.3
55.1TS%59.6

Career totals

Tim Duncan and Yao Ming career totals
26,496PTS9,247
15,091REB4,494
4,225AST769
1,025STL189
3,020BLK920
50.6FG%52.4
17.93P%20
69.6FT%83.3
55.1TS%59.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Tim Duncan and Yao Ming postseason
251GP28
37.3MIN35.3
20.6PTS19.8
11.4REB9.3
3AST1
0.7STL0.3
2.3BLK1.5
50.1FG%51.9
14.33P%0
68.9FT%83.3
54.8TS%59.9

Where each stands all time

Tim Duncan and Yao Ming all-time places
22nd (26,496)Points—
2nd (15,091)Rebounds234th (4,494)
98th (4,225)Assists—
147th (1,025)Steals—
5th (3,020)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

  • Tim Duncan: 5 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×7, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA First Team ×10, All-Defensive First Team ×8, Finals MVP ×3, All-Star MVP, MVP ×2, All-NBA Second Team ×3, All-NBA Third 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.

Tim Duncan 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.
1st1997-9821.111.92.72002-0313.58.21.7
2nd1998-9921.711.42.42003-0417.591.5
3rd1999-0023.212.43.22004-0518.38.40.8
4th2000-0122.212.232005-0622.310.21.5
5th2001-0225.512.73.72006-07259.42
6th2002-0323.312.93.92007-082210.82.3
7th2003-0422.312.43.12008-0919.79.91.8
8th2004-0520.311.12.72010-1110.25.40.8
9th2005-0618.6113.2————
10th2006-072010.63.4————
11th2007-0819.311.32.8————
12th2008-0919.310.73.5————
13th2009-1017.910.13.2————
14th2010-1113.48.92.7————
15th2011-1215.492.3————
16th2012-1317.89.92.7————
17th2013-1415.19.73————
18th2014-1513.99.13————
19th2015-168.67.32.7————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST