Richard Anderson vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Richard Anderson 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

Richard Anderson

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Anderson: 1982-83 to 1989-90
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Anderson 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Richard Anderson 6 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Richard Anderson 4 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Richard Anderson 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Anderson 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 5.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 3.5 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.5 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.6 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 2,260 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 1,418 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Richard Anderson 611 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Richard Anderson 225 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 94 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Richard Anderson 407 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .412 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .333 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .762 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 8.5 (1984) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 5.2 (1984) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 2.5 (1984) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1983) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.4 (1984) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 3.9 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 1.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.1 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 58 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 26 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Richard Anderson 10 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Richard Anderson 2 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 3 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Richard Anderson 15 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .417 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .381 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .833 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 10.7 (1988) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 4.3 (1988) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.3 (1989) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1988) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.3 (1989) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)