Steve Kerr vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Steve Kerr 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

Steve Kerr

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Kerr 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)