Yao Ming vs. Jerry Sichting Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sichting 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.

Jerry Sichting

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Jerry Sichting: 1980-81 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Jerry Sichting 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Jerry Sichting 10

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Jerry Sichting 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Jerry Sichting 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Jerry Sichting 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Jerry Sichting 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Jerry Sichting 1.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Jerry Sichting 3.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Jerry Sichting 0.7

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Jerry Sichting 4,141

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Jerry Sichting 817

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Jerry Sichting 1,962

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Jerry Sichting 439

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Jerry Sichting 19

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Jerry Sichting 598

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Jerry Sichting .507

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Jerry Sichting .271

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jerry Sichting .857

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Jerry Sichting 11.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Jerry Sichting 2.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Jerry Sichting 5.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Jerry Sichting 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Jerry Sichting 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Jerry Sichting 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Jerry Sichting 0.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Jerry Sichting 1.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Jerry Sichting 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Jerry Sichting 140

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Jerry Sichting 39

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Jerry Sichting 79

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Jerry Sichting 16

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Jerry Sichting 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Jerry Sichting 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Jerry Sichting .418

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Jerry Sichting .143

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Jerry Sichting .647

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Jerry Sichting 3.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Jerry Sichting 2.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Jerry Sichting 0.0 (1989)