Rick Barry vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Yao Ming 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Yao Ming 5

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Yao Ming 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Yao Ming 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Yao Ming 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.