Earl Cureton vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)