Rod Higgins vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Rod Higgins 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

Rod Higgins

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Higgins 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Rod Higgins 13 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Rod Higgins 6 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Rod Higgins 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 9.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.6 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.5 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 7,011 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 2,819 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Rod Higgins 1,254 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Rod Higgins 485 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 359 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Rod Higgins 779 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .465 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .342 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .808 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 7.9 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.7 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.7 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 262 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 113 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Rod Higgins 55 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Rod Higgins 28 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 22 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Rod Higgins 33 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .439 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .296 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .813 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)