Steve Alford vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)