Yao Ming vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben 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.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Bill Thieben - 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.