Rick Adelman vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (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.