Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Wally Szczerbiak

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Wally Szczerbiak 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 12 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 7-5 winning record over Wally Szczerbiak. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Wally Szczerbiak:
1999-00 to 2008-09
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
7
7
0
Wally Szczerbiak
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 22.0 9.1 2.0 0.31.4
Wally Szczerbiak 13.3 3.3 1.60.60.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 30 17 6 13
Wally Szczerbiak 22 6 5 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 11

games
12

games
7

games
2

games
9

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Wally Szczerbiak 1

game
0

games
2

games
5

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

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5

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2

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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
%
Jan. 31, 2003
1. Rockets 121   Yao Ming 24 13 3 1 3 1 1 36 8-12 .667 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Timberwolves 101   Wally Szczerbiak 20 6 3 0 0 2 3 36 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 04, 2003
2. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 12 10 3 1 1 3 4 40 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 103   Wally Szczerbiak 16 4 2 0 2 1 2 39 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 2004
3. Rockets 112   Yao Ming 27 6 4 0 0 3 2 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Timberwolves 109   Wally Szczerbiak 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 29, 2004
4. Rockets 88   Yao Ming 16 7 2 1 1 2 4 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Timberwolves 94   Wally Szczerbiak 9 0 1 1 0 0 2 20 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2004
5. Rockets 91   Yao Ming 25 5 0 0 1 2 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Timberwolves 96   Wally Szczerbiak 13 2 0 1 0 1 0 35 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Feb. 04, 2005
6. Rockets 119   Yao Ming 23 14 2 0 2 3 4 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Timberwolves 113   Wally Szczerbiak 18 2 0 0 0 0 3 29 6-9 .667 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Mar. 20, 2005
7. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 21 5 1 0 3 3 4 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Timberwolves 94   Wally Szczerbiak 20 4 5 1 0 1 2 33 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2005
8. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 13 7 0 0 0 1 5 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 89   Wally Szczerbiak 12 5 4 1 0 0 3 32 5-14 .357 0-5 .000 2-3 .667
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2008
9. Rockets 96   Yao Ming 30 17 2 0 3 2 2 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Supersonics 89   Wally Szczerbiak 15 6 1 0 0 2 2 25 7-16 .438 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 2008
10. Rockets 109   Yao Ming 26 12 6 0 1 3 1 42 6-13 .462 0-0 - 14-15 .933
Supersonics 107   Wally Szczerbiak 22 4 3 2 0 1 1 31 7-12 .583 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2008
11. Rockets 90   Yao Ming 19 5 1 0 1 4 5 23 3-10 .300 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
Cavaliers 99   Wally Szczerbiak 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 2009
12. Rockets 93   Yao Ming 28 8 0 0 1 5 4 40 13-15 .867 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Cavaliers 74   Wally Szczerbiak 11 4 0 1 0 0 2 27 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000