Yao Ming vs. Kenny Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny 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.

Kenny Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Kenny Thomas: 1999-00 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Kenny Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Kenny Thomas 11

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Kenny Thomas 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Kenny Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Kenny Thomas 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Kenny Thomas 6.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Kenny Thomas 1.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Kenny Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Kenny Thomas 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Kenny Thomas 5,876

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Kenny Thomas 4,341

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Kenny Thomas 975

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Kenny Thomas 527

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Kenny Thomas 276

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Kenny Thomas 632

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Kenny Thomas .465

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Kenny Thomas .244

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kenny Thomas .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Kenny Thomas 14.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Kenny Thomas 10.1 (2004)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Kenny Thomas 2.1 (2005)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Kenny Thomas 1.2 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Kenny Thomas 0.9 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Kenny Thomas 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Kenny Thomas 8.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Kenny Thomas 1.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Kenny Thomas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Kenny Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Kenny Thomas 222

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Kenny Thomas 183

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Kenny Thomas 31

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Kenny Thomas 17

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Kenny Thomas 7

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Kenny Thomas 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Kenny Thomas .529

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Kenny Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kenny Thomas .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Kenny Thomas 12.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Kenny Thomas 9.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Kenny Thomas 2.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Kenny Thomas 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Kenny Thomas 0.4 (2003)