Rick Brunson vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)