Sam Cassell vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)