Yao Ming vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Rich Rinaldi - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.