Yao Ming vs. Rod Thorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Thorn 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 Thorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Rod Thorn: 1963-64 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Rod Thorn 8

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Rod Thorn 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Rod Thorn 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Rod Thorn 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Rod Thorn 3.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Rod Thorn 2.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Rod Thorn 5,012

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Rod Thorn 1,463

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Rod Thorn 1,214

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Rod Thorn 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Rod Thorn .433

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rod Thorn .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Rod Thorn 15.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Rod Thorn 4.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Rod Thorn 3.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Rod Thorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Rod Thorn 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Rod Thorn 2.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Rod Thorn 1.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Rod Thorn 129

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Rod Thorn 45

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Rod Thorn 21

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Rod Thorn 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Rod Thorn .388

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Rod Thorn .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Rod Thorn 10.1 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Rod Thorn 3.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Rod Thorn 1.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.