Rick Mahorn vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Mahorn: 1980-81 to 1998-99
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Mahorn 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Rick Mahorn 18 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Rick Mahorn 13 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Rick Mahorn 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Mahorn 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Mahorn 6.9 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Mahorn 6.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.6 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.9 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Mahorn 7,763 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Rick Mahorn 6,957 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Rick Mahorn 1,082 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Rick Mahorn 633 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Rick Mahorn 1,007 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Rick Mahorn 1,117 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Mahorn .493 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Rick Mahorn .132 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Rick Mahorn .704 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Mahorn 12.2 (1982) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Mahorn 9.5 (1983) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.9 (1982) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.0 (1983) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.8 (1983) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Mahorn 5.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Mahorn 5.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.7 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.4 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Mahorn 0.6 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Mahorn 612 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Rick Mahorn 579 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Rick Mahorn 72 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Rick Mahorn 42 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Rick Mahorn 63 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Rick Mahorn 106 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Mahorn .472 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Rick Mahorn .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Mahorn .750 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Mahorn 10.6 (1982) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Mahorn 10.8 (1984) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.9 (1982) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.4 (1982) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Mahorn 1.5 (1984) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)