Michael Finley vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Michael Finley 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

Michael Finley

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Finley: 1995-96 to 2009-10
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Finley 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Michael Finley 15 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Michael Finley 10 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Michael Finley 2 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Finley 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Finley 15.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 2.9 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.9 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.3 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 17,306 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 4,804 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Michael Finley 3,245 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Michael Finley 996 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Michael Finley 323 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Michael Finley 1,103 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .444 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .375 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .811 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 22.6 (2000) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2000) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 5.3 (2000) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.6 (1998) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.5 (2004) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Finley 11.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 3.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 1.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.8 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.2 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 1,525 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 456 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Michael Finley 229 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Michael Finley 100 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Michael Finley 32 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Michael Finley 129 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .418 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .388 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .866 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 24.6 (2002) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2002) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 (2001) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.5 (2002) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.6 (2004) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)