Yao Ming vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Yao Ming 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.