Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Steve Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Steve Smith 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:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 5 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 3-2 winning record over Steve Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Steve Smith:
1991-92 to 2004-05
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
3
3
0
Steve Smith
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 18.0 11.8 1.6 0.41.8
Steve Smith 4.8 1.0 0.80.40.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 27 18 3 23
Steve Smith 8 2 3 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 5

games
5

games
2

games
1

game
5

games
Steve Smith 0

games
0

games
1

game
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
3

games
0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 2002
1. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 27 18 3 0 3 2 5 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Spurs 75   Steve Smith 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 36 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 20, 2003
2. Rockets 82   Yao Ming 11 8 2 0 1 0 3 24 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 87   Steve Smith 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 2003
3. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 15 10 2 0 1 2 1 33 5-7 .714 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Hornets 74   Steve Smith 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 21 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mar. 11, 2004
4. Rockets 97   Yao Ming 17 9 1 0 2 0 5 29 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Hornets 86   Steve Smith 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 16 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 2004
5. Rockets 87   Yao Ming 20 14 0 2 2 10 3 35 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bobcats 90   Steve Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -