Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)