Rick Carlisle vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)