Yao Ming vs. Rod Strickland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Strickland 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.

Rod Strickland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Rod Strickland: 1988-89 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Rod Strickland 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Rod Strickland 17

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Rod Strickland 11

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Rod Strickland 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Rod Strickland 1

Assists Leader Yao Ming 0 Rod Strickland 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Rod Strickland 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Rod Strickland 3.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Rod Strickland 7.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Rod Strickland 1.5

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Rod Strickland 14,463

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Rod Strickland 4,084

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Rod Strickland 7,987

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Rod Strickland 1,616

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Rod Strickland 215

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Rod Strickland 1,094

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Rod Strickland .454

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Rod Strickland .282

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rod Strickland .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Rod Strickland 18.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Rod Strickland 5.3 (1998)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Rod Strickland 10.5 (1998)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Rod Strickland 2.1 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Rod Strickland 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Rod Strickland 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Rod Strickland 4.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Rod Strickland 7.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Rod Strickland 1.1

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Rod Strickland 699

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Rod Strickland 207

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Rod Strickland 390

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Rod Strickland 56

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Rod Strickland 11

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Rod Strickland 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Rod Strickland .446

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Rod Strickland .286

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rod Strickland .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Rod Strickland 23.5 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Rod Strickland 6.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Rod Strickland 12.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Rod Strickland 2.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Rod Strickland 1.0 (1992)