Yao Ming vs. Rick Roberson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Roberson 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.

Rick Roberson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Rick Roberson: 1969-70 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Rick Roberson 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Rick Roberson 7

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Rick Roberson 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Rick Roberson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Rick Roberson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Rick Roberson 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Rick Roberson 8.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Rick Roberson 1.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Rick Roberson 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Rick Roberson 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Rick Roberson 3,826

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Rick Roberson 3,522

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Rick Roberson 591

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Rick Roberson 90 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Rick Roberson 80 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Rick Roberson 423

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Rick Roberson .440

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Rick Roberson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rick Roberson .585

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Rick Roberson 13.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Rick Roberson 12.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Rick Roberson 2.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Rick Roberson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Rick Roberson 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Rick Roberson 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Rick Roberson 2.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Rick Roberson 0.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Rick Roberson - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Rick Roberson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Rick Roberson 46

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Rick Roberson 42

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Rick Roberson 4

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Rick Roberson 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Rick Roberson 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Rick Roberson 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Rick Roberson .383

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Rick Roberson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rick Roberson .588

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Rick Roberson 2.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Rick Roberson 2.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Rick Roberson 0.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Rick Roberson - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Rick Roberson - *

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.