Tom Meschery vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Tom Meschery 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

Tom Meschery

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Meschery: 1961-62 to 1970-71
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Meschery 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Tom Meschery 10 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Tom Meschery 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Tom Meschery 1 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Meschery 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 12.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 8.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 1.7 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Meschery 9,904 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Tom Meschery 6,698 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Tom Meschery 1,331 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games Tom Meschery 778 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Meschery .441 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Tom Meschery .745 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 16.0 (1963) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 10.2 (1968) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.4 (1969) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 16.3 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 8.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Meschery 636 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Tom Meschery 344 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Tom Meschery 78 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games Tom Meschery 39 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Meschery .428 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Tom Meschery .809 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 20.1 (1962) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 11.5 (1962) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.7 (1962) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.