Yao Ming vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)