Yao Ming vs. Kareem Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kareem Rush 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.

Kareem Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Kareem Rush 7

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Kareem Rush 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Kareem Rush 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Kareem Rush 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Kareem Rush 1.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Kareem Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Kareem Rush 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Kareem Rush 2,213

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Kareem Rush 572

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Kareem Rush 353

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Kareem Rush 150

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Kareem Rush 74

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Kareem Rush 346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Kareem Rush .400

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Kareem Rush .358

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kareem Rush .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Kareem Rush 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Kareem Rush 0.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Kareem Rush 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Kareem Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Kareem Rush 112

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Kareem Rush 19

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Kareem Rush 19

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Kareem Rush 11

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Kareem Rush 3

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Kareem Rush 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Kareem Rush .383

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Kareem Rush .393

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kareem Rush .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004)