Yao Ming vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)