Yao Ming vs. Rasho Nesterovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rasho Nesterovic 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.

Rasho Nesterovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Rasho Nesterovic: 1998-99 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Rasho Nesterovic 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Rasho Nesterovic 12

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Rasho Nesterovic 10

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Rasho Nesterovic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Rasho Nesterovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Rasho Nesterovic 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Rasho Nesterovic 5.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Rasho Nesterovic 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Rasho Nesterovic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Rasho Nesterovic 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Rasho Nesterovic 5,519

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Rasho Nesterovic 4,143

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Rasho Nesterovic 836

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Rasho Nesterovic 330

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Rasho Nesterovic 934

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Rasho Nesterovic 811

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Rasho Nesterovic .502

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Rasho Nesterovic .077

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rasho Nesterovic .585

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Rasho Nesterovic 11.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Rasho Nesterovic 7.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Rasho Nesterovic 1.6 (2009)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Rasho Nesterovic 0.6 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Rasho Nesterovic 2.0 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Rasho Nesterovic 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Rasho Nesterovic 3.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Rasho Nesterovic 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Rasho Nesterovic 0.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Rasho Nesterovic 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Rasho Nesterovic 253

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Rasho Nesterovic 229

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Rasho Nesterovic 38

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Rasho Nesterovic 13

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Rasho Nesterovic 39

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Rasho Nesterovic 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Rasho Nesterovic .468

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Rasho Nesterovic .500

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rasho Nesterovic .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Rasho Nesterovic 11.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Rasho Nesterovic 6.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Rasho Nesterovic 1.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Rasho Nesterovic 0.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Rasho Nesterovic 1.8 (2000)