Dick Cunningham vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Dick Cunningham 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

Dick Cunningham

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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