Yao Ming vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Tom Patterson - *

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.