Yao Ming vs. Michael Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Smith 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.

Michael Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Michael Smith: 1994-95 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Michael Smith 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Michael Smith 7

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Michael Smith 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Michael Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Michael Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Michael Smith 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Michael Smith 7.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Michael Smith 1.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Michael Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Michael Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Michael Smith 2,527

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Michael Smith 3,193

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Michael Smith 661

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Michael Smith 361

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Michael Smith 248

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Michael Smith 449

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Michael Smith .538

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Michael Smith .143

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Michael Smith .529

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Michael Smith 6.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Michael Smith 9.5 (1997)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Michael Smith 2.4 (1997)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Michael Smith 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Michael Smith 0.7 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Michael Smith 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Michael Smith 5.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Michael Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Michael Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Michael Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Michael Smith 19

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Michael Smith 22

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Michael Smith 8

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Michael Smith 1

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Michael Smith 2

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Michael Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Michael Smith .583

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Michael Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Michael Smith .455

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Michael Smith 4.8 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Michael Smith 5.5 (1996)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Michael Smith 2.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Michael Smith 0.3 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Michael Smith 0.5 (1996)