Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Kurt Thomas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Kurt Thomas played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. Kurt Thomas has a 9-8 winning record over Yao Ming. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Yao Ming
vs.
Kurt Thomas
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Kurt Thomas:
1995-96 to 2012-13
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
8
8
0
Kurt Thomas
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 18.7 8.3 1.8 0.21.3
Kurt Thomas 7.3 6.5 0.90.80.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 34 17 6 13
Kurt Thomas 23 14 3 44
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 15

games		 10

games		 12

games		 3

games		9

games
Kurt Thomas 1

game 		6

games		 3

games		 6

games		4

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		 8

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 2002
1. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 17 5 0 0 1 2 5 32 5-12 .417 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Knicks 99   Kurt Thomas 8 5 3 1 0 2 5 21 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 25, 2003
2. Rockets 95   Yao Ming 24 6 1 0 1 5 3 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Knicks 102   Kurt Thomas 13 4 0 4 1 0 5 27 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2004
3. Rockets 111   Yao Ming 15 9 2 0 1 1 2 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Knicks 79   Kurt Thomas 6 2 0 0 1 3 4 16 1-7 .143 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 21, 2004
4. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 29 10 0 1 1 2 3 28 12-15 .800 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Knicks 71   Kurt Thomas 8 8 2 0 1 0 5 35 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 2004
5. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 23 11 4 0 1 1 3 33 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Knicks 93   Kurt Thomas 23 14 3 0 0 0 3 40 11-20 .550 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 21, 2005
6. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 22 12 0 0 3 3 5 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 91   Kurt Thomas 11 13 2 1 4 1 3 43 4-13 .308 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 2005
7. Rockets 88   Yao Ming 8 8 1 1 0 1 0 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 100   Kurt Thomas 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 21 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 16, 2006
8. Rockets 75   Yao Ming 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 109   Kurt Thomas 8 6 0 3 0 1 4 20 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2006
9. Rockets 91   Yao Ming 18 6 3 0 1 2 4 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Suns 102   Kurt Thomas 8 11 1 0 0 0 4 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 12, 2007
10. Rockets 82   Yao Ming 10 8 2 1 1 5 2 30 1-9 .111 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Suns 103   Kurt Thomas 2 7 1 0 2 0 2 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 2007
11. Rockets 120   Yao Ming 34 9 1 0 1 1 1 39 14-20 .700 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 117   Kurt Thomas 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2008
12. Rockets 96   Yao Ming 30 17 2 0 3 2 2 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Supersonics 89   Kurt Thomas 8 11 2 2 0 0 6 30 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 2008
13. Rockets 109   Yao Ming 26 12 6 0 1 3 1 42 6-13 .462 0-0 - 14-15 .933
Supersonics 107   Kurt Thomas 16 5 0 0 0 0 4 26 6-7 .857 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2008
14. Rockets 75   Yao Ming 13 8 1 0 0 3 5 39 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Spurs 77   Kurt Thomas 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 15 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nov. 29, 2008
15. Rockets 103   Yao Ming 12 1 2 1 3 2 1 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 84   Kurt Thomas 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 2009
16. Rockets 85   Yao Ming 18 11 2 0 2 2 1 36 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 88   Kurt Thomas 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 19 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 2009
17. Rockets 87   Yao Ming 13 8 2 0 2 4 3 37 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Spurs 85   Kurt Thomas 4 9 1 2 1 0 4 30 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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