Rusty LaRue vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Rusty LaRue 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

Rusty LaRue

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rusty LaRue 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Rusty LaRue 5 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Rusty LaRue 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Rusty LaRue 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.6 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 486 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 126 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 152 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 62 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 11 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Rusty LaRue 98 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .376 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .318 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .841 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 20 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 6 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 6 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 1 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Rusty LaRue 4 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .375 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .400 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .600 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)