Bill Bridges vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Bill Bridges that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Bridges

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.