Stephon Marbury vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Stephon Marbury 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

Stephon Marbury

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephon Marbury: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephon Marbury 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Stephon Marbury 13 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Stephon Marbury 5 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Stephon Marbury 2 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephon Marbury 2 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 19.3 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.0 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.2 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 16,297 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 2,516 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 6,471 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 1,022 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 121 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Stephon Marbury 846 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .433 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .325 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .784 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 23.9 (2001) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.2 (2004) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 8.9 (1999) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.6 (2004) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.3 (1997) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 12.6 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.6 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.6 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.9 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 402 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 82 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 146 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 29 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Stephon Marbury 32 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .355 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .273 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .750 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 22.0 (2003) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.3 (2004) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.7 (1997) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.4 (1998) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 (2009) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)