Curly Armstrong vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Curly Armstrong 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

Curly Armstrong

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Curly Armstrong: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Curly Armstrong 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Curly Armstrong 3 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Curly Armstrong 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Curly Armstrong 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Curly Armstrong 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 6.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 * Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Curly Armstrong 1,040 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Curly Armstrong 89 * Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Curly Armstrong 352 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games Curly Armstrong 153 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Curly Armstrong .295 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Curly Armstrong .692 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 7.3 (1949) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 (1951) * Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.7 (1950) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 4.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 * Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 1.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Curly Armstrong 24 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Curly Armstrong 7 * Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Curly Armstrong 11 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games Curly Armstrong 6 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Curly Armstrong .268 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Curly Armstrong .400 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Curly Armstrong 5.0 (1951) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.3 (1951) * Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Curly Armstrong 2.0 (1950) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Curly Armstrong - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.