Yao Ming vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Justus Thigpen - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.