Yao Ming vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)