Yao Ming vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Norm Swanson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Norm Swanson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Norm Swanson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.