Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Rasho Nesterovic

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Rasho Nesterovic 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 20 times in NBA games. Rasho Nesterovic has a 14-6 winning record over Yao Ming. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Yao Ming
vs.
Rasho Nesterovic
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Rasho Nesterovic:
1998-99 to 2009-10
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
6
6
0
Rasho Nesterovic
14
14
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 17.7 8.8 1.6 0.31.6
Rasho Nesterovic 8.0 4.8 1.01.01.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 27 13 4 13
Rasho Nesterovic 19 11 3 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 17

games		 16

games		 10

games		 1

game		10

games
Rasho Nesterovic 3

games 		4

games		 5

games		 12

games		7

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 5

games		 7

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   Rasho Nesterovic 10 2 1 2 2 0 5 26 5-9 .556 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   Rasho Nesterovic 8 6 2 1 0 1 4 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
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   Rasho Nesterovic 9 3 1 1 0 0 4 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 04, 2003
4. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 12 10 3 1 1 3 4 40 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 103   Rasho Nesterovic 19 6 1 2 0 1 4 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 2003
5. Rockets 67   Yao Ming 8 10 1 0 1 3 3 36 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 71   Rasho Nesterovic 7 11 0 3 1 2 5 28 3-11 .273 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 13, 2003
6. Rockets 73   Yao Ming 11 9 2 0 3 3 1 32 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Spurs 86   Rasho Nesterovic 14 7 0 0 1 0 3 25 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 09, 2004
7. Rockets 82   Yao Ming 25 7 2 0 1 1 1 39 11-16 .688 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 85   Rasho Nesterovic 10 4 0 1 1 0 4 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 2004
8. Rockets 77   Yao Ming 20 4 0 1 2 0 4 33 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Spurs 86   Rasho Nesterovic 2 9 1 1 1 0 4 29 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2004
9. Rockets 81   Yao Ming 27 10 1 0 2 5 4 35 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Spurs 80   Rasho Nesterovic 3 8 1 1 4 1 4 24 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 15, 2005
10. Rockets 73   Yao Ming 13 8 1 0 2 2 5 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 67   Rasho Nesterovic 3 5 1 0 1 3 2 28 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 23, 2005
11. Rockets 81   Yao Ming 20 4 0 0 2 2 4 28 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Spurs 99   Rasho Nesterovic 8 3 1 1 3 0 5 19 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 27, 2005
12. Rockets 70   Yao Ming 18 6 0 0 1 2 2 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Spurs 83   Rasho Nesterovic 10 7 1 2 3 0 4 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2005
13. Rockets 80   Yao Ming 19 7 1 1 0 1 3 42 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Spurs 86   Rasho Nesterovic 10 3 1 0 2 2 4 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 2006
14. Rockets 81   Yao Ming 25 10 3 0 3 1 4 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Spurs 88   Rasho Nesterovic 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 18, 2006
15. Rockets 77   Yao Ming 20 10 1 0 1 2 5 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Spurs 92   Rasho Nesterovic 10 1 0 1 2 1 5 20 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 2007
16. Rockets 114   Yao Ming 23 12 3 0 1 3 3 33 8-18 .444 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Raptors 100   Rasho Nesterovic 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2007
17. Rockets 80   Yao Ming 15 6 1 0 3 3 1 38 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Raptors 93   Rasho Nesterovic 9 7 1 1 1 0 3 30 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 29, 2007
18. Rockets 91   Yao Ming 25 11 3 1 2 8 5 42 8-19 .421 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Raptors 79   Rasho Nesterovic 6 5 3 1 1 0 3 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2008
19. Rockets 90   Yao Ming 19 10 0 0 1 4 3 31 5-14 .357 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Pacers 91   Rasho Nesterovic 8 3 3 1 0 2 4 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 2009
20. Rockets 102   Yao Ming 8 5 0 0 0 3 2 17 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 107   Rasho Nesterovic 9 2 1 1 1 0 3 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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