Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rasual Butler and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rasual Butler and Yao Ming played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 7-7. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rasual Butler:
2002-03 to 2015-16
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Rasual Butler
7
7
0
Yao Ming
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rasual Butler 5.9 3.1 0.7 0.60.5
Yao Ming 20.3 9.6 1.40.11.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rasual Butler 13 7 2 33
Yao Ming 30 16 3 17
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rasual Butler 0

games
0

games
3

games
5

games
4

games
Yao Ming 14

games
13

games
8

games
2

games
6

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
3

games
7

games
4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 2002
1. Heat 100   Rasual Butler 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
OT Rockets 105   Yao Ming 15 12 0 0 5 4 4 41 5-6 .833 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 14, 2003
2. Heat 94   Rasual Butler 5 6 1 0 0 1 3 26 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
Rockets 82   Yao Ming 10 8 3 0 0 0 4 32 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2005
3. Heat 104   Rasual Butler 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 09 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Yao Ming 22 9 2 1 0 1 5 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 22, 2005
4. Heat 82   Rasual Butler 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 17 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 84   Yao Ming 12 9 1 0 0 0 6 25 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2005
5. Hornets 91   Rasual Butler 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 14 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 84   Yao Ming 20 14 2 0 7 1 5 37 8-22 .364 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 23, 2006
6. Hornets 92   Rasual Butler 12 5 2 1 0 1 1 32 4-11 .364 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 93   Yao Ming 22 8 1 0 2 5 4 36 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2006
7. Hornets 96   Rasual Butler 11 2 0 3 0 1 1 17 4-5 .800 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Rockets 90   Yao Ming 17 10 1 0 0 2 4 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 25, 2007
8. Hornets 106   Rasual Butler 9 6 1 0 1 1 0 33 3-6 .500 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Rockets 94   Yao Ming 16 7 2 0 1 3 4 37 7-22 .318 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 14, 2007
9. Hornets 112   Rasual Butler 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 36 3-6 .500 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 123   Yao Ming 30 2 1 1 2 3 4 35 11-16 .688 0-0 - 8-11 .727
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 2008
10. Hornets 87   Rasual Butler 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 82   Yao Ming 30 16 1 0 4 6 2 42 11-24 .458 0-2 .000 8-11 .727
Feb. 22, 2008
11. Hornets 80   Rasual Butler 6 1 0 0 3 0 3 20 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Rockets 100   Yao Ming 28 14 2 0 1 2 3 35 12-21 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2008
12. Hornets 82   Rasual Butler 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 20 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 91   Yao Ming 21 6 1 0 0 3 4 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Dec. 26, 2008
13. Hornets 88   Rasual Butler 13 7 2 2 1 0 2 42 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 79   Yao Ming 19 12 1 0 0 2 5 34 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Apr. 13, 2009
14. Hornets 66   Rasual Butler 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 25 1-9 .111 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 86   Yao Ming 22 7 2 0 2 3 2 31 8-13 .615 0-0 - 6-6 1.000