Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Joe Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Joe Smith 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. Yao Ming has a 9-2 winning record over Joe Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Yao Ming
vs.
Joe Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
9
9
0
Joe Smith
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 17.2 9.6 1.8 0.52.0
Joe Smith 9.0 5.5 0.50.40.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 27 13 4 25
Joe Smith 25 15 2 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 11

games		 10

games		 8

games		 3

games		7

games
Joe Smith 0

games 		1

game		 1

game		 2

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 6

games		3

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. 21, 2002
1. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 12 12 4 1 3 6 0 35 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 98   Joe Smith 4 3 0 2 2 0 1 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 07, 2003
2. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 9 12 3 0 0 2 2 26 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 86   Joe Smith 6 8 0 0 0 1 4 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 31, 2003
3. Rockets 121   Yao Ming 24 13 3 1 3 1 1 36 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Timberwolves 101   Joe Smith 6 5 1 0 0 1 2 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 2004
4. Rockets 103   Yao Ming 16 5 2 0 1 3 4 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bucks 89   Joe Smith 13 15 1 1 3 1 4 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 28, 2004
5. Rockets 111   Yao Ming 27 13 1 1 5 6 5 42 7-13 .538 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
OT Bucks 107   Joe Smith 25 9 0 0 0 1 4 39 12-16 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2004
6. Rockets 87   Yao Ming 10 3 0 1 1 3 2 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 115   Joe Smith 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 2007
7. Rockets 124   Yao Ming 24 10 1 0 1 2 3 27 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-5 .800
76ers 74   Joe Smith 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 2007
8. Rockets 116   Yao Ming 18 8 2 0 2 3 3 28 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bulls 98   Joe Smith 16 6 2 0 2 0 2 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2008
9. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 16 11 2 0 1 1 3 39 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Thunder 77   Joe Smith 8 2 0 0 0 1 2 21 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 17, 2008
10. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 19 12 2 0 3 4 4 33 7-8 .875 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Thunder 89   Joe Smith 10 5 0 0 1 0 0 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 09, 2009
11. Rockets 98   Yao Ming 14 7 0 2 2 6 3 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Thunder 96   Joe Smith 5 5 1 0 2 0 2 24 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
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