Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Anderson Varejao

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Anderson Varejao 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 7 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 4-3 winning record over Anderson Varejao. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Anderson Varejao:
2004-05 to 2020-21
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
4
4
0
Anderson Varejao
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 21.0 7.3 1.4 0.12.6
Anderson Varejao 3.9 5.6 0.71.10.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 28 11 4 14
Anderson Varejao 10 9 2 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 7

games
4

games
5

games
0

games
5

games
Anderson Varejao 0

games
2

games
1

game
6

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
1

game
1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2004
1. Rockets 98   Yao Ming 20 7 0 0 4 3 4 27 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Cavaliers 87   Anderson Varejao 10 3 0 0 0 0 2 13 3-4 .750 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Mar. 24, 2005
2. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 13 8 2 0 2 2 2 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Cavaliers 80   Anderson Varejao 1 8 0 1 0 0 1 17 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2006
3. Rockets 102   Yao Ming 27 7 1 0 4 5 5 44 9-21 .429 0-0 - 9-10 .900
OT Cavaliers 104   Anderson Varejao 0 2 0 1 0 1 6 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 2006
4. Rockets 81   Yao Ming 24 5 4 0 4 6 4 33 8-23 .348 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 63   Anderson Varejao 6 9 2 1 1 1 3 23 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 05, 2007
5. Rockets 85   Yao Ming 16 11 2 1 2 5 4 27 5-15 .333 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Cavaliers 91   Anderson Varejao 4 5 1 2 1 1 3 22 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2008
6. Rockets 90   Yao Ming 19 5 1 0 1 4 5 23 3-10 .300 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
Cavaliers 99   Anderson Varejao 6 7 0 1 1 0 4 26 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 2009
7. Rockets 93   Yao Ming 28 8 0 0 1 5 4 40 13-15 .867 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Cavaliers 74   Anderson Varejao 0 5 2 2 2 1 1 29 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -