Yao Ming vs. Irving Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irving Thomas 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.

Irving Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Irving Thomas: 1990-91 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Irving Thomas 1

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Irving Thomas 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Irving Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Irving Thomas 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Irving Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Irving Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Irving Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Irving Thomas 46

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Irving Thomas 31

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Irving Thomas 10

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Irving Thomas 4

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Irving Thomas 1

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Irving Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Irving Thomas .340

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Irving Thomas .571

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Irving Thomas 1.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Irving Thomas 1.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Irving Thomas 0.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Irving Thomas 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Irving Thomas 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Irving Thomas 0.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Irving Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Irving Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Irving Thomas 2

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Irving Thomas 0

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Irving Thomas 0

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Irving Thomas 0

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Irving Thomas 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Irving Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Irving Thomas 1.000

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Irving Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Irving Thomas 0.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)