Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Jake Tsakalidis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Jake Tsakalidis 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 11 times in NBA games. Jake Tsakalidis has a 7-4 winning record over Yao Ming. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Jake Tsakalidis:
2000-01 to 2006-07
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
4
4
0
Jake Tsakalidis
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 17.5 7.4 0.7 0.62.5
Jake Tsakalidis 4.5 3.4 0.50.40.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 29 12 3 24
Jake Tsakalidis 11 7 2 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 10

games
10

games
5

games
5

games
9

games
Jake Tsakalidis 1

game
1

game
3

games
2

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
4

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0

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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
%
Nov. 15, 2002
1. Rockets 87   Yao Ming 10 2 0 1 1 0 3 14 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 88   Jake Tsakalidis 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 21 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 16, 2003
2. Rockets 85   Yao Ming 20 8 3 0 4 5 4 29 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Suns 75   Jake Tsakalidis 8 7 1 2 0 1 4 29 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 2004
3. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 13 6 1 1 2 4 3 34 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Grizzlies 88   Jake Tsakalidis 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2004
4. Rockets 88   Yao Ming 17 11 0 0 3 0 3 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Grizzlies 80   Jake Tsakalidis 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 2004
5. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 14 7 0 0 4 2 3 31 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Grizzlies 109   Jake Tsakalidis 8 3 2 0 1 0 4 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 2005
6. Rockets 80   Yao Ming 8 5 0 0 4 0 6 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Grizzlies 99   Jake Tsakalidis 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2005
7. Rockets 81   Yao Ming 15 12 2 2 2 3 3 37 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Grizzlies 86   Jake Tsakalidis 5 3 0 0 0 1 2 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 03, 2005
8. Rockets 75   Yao Ming 29 7 0 2 0 1 4 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Grizzlies 90   Jake Tsakalidis 0 5 1 1 1 1 2 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 2006
9. Rockets 77   Yao Ming 15 8 1 0 1 2 4 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Grizzlies 86   Jake Tsakalidis 8 2 0 1 2 1 4 13 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 2006
10. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 24 7 1 1 3 6 5 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Grizzlies 80   Jake Tsakalidis 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 25, 2006
11. Rockets 85   Yao Ming 28 8 0 0 3 3 3 36 11-16 .688 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Grizzlies 76   Jake Tsakalidis 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-3 .000