Keith Erickson vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Keith Erickson 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

Keith Erickson

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Erickson: 1965-66 to 1976-77
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Erickson 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Keith Erickson 12 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Keith Erickson 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Keith Erickson 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Erickson 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 9.5 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 4.5 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 2.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.9 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Erickson 7,251 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Keith Erickson 3,449 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Keith Erickson 1,991 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Keith Erickson 222 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Keith Erickson 45 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Keith Erickson 766 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Erickson .435 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Keith Erickson - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Keith Erickson .769 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 14.6 (1974) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 6.3 (1974) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 3.5 (1975) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 1.1 (1976) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 10.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 4.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 2.5 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.6 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Erickson 872 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Keith Erickson 386 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Keith Erickson 216 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Keith Erickson 11 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Keith Erickson 4 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Keith Erickson 87 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Erickson .452 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Keith Erickson - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Keith Erickson .762 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Erickson 15.6 (1971) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Erickson 8.2 (1968) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Keith Erickson 4.4 (1970) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Keith Erickson 0.6 (1976) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Keith Erickson 0.2 (1976) * 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.