Yao Ming vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)