Yao Ming vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)