Russ Lee vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * 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.