Yao Ming vs. Johnny Norlander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Norlander 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.

Johnny Norlander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Johnny Norlander: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Johnny Norlander 5

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Johnny Norlander 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Johnny Norlander 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Johnny Norlander 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Johnny Norlander 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Johnny Norlander 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Johnny Norlander 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Johnny Norlander 1,811

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Johnny Norlander 9 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Johnny Norlander 218

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Johnny Norlander 217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Johnny Norlander .329

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Johnny Norlander .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Johnny Norlander 10.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Johnny Norlander 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Johnny Norlander 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Johnny Norlander 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Johnny Norlander 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Johnny Norlander 111

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Johnny Norlander 0 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Johnny Norlander 9

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Johnny Norlander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Johnny Norlander .317

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Johnny Norlander .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Johnny Norlander 6.8 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Johnny Norlander - *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Johnny Norlander 0.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Johnny Norlander - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.