Tom Boerwinkle vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Tom Boerwinkle 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

Tom Boerwinkle

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boerwinkle: 1968-69 to 1977-78
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boerwinkle 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Tom Boerwinkle 10 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Tom Boerwinkle 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Tom Boerwinkle 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boerwinkle 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.0 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.2 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.4 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.5 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 4,596 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 5,745 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 2,007 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 110 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 138 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 635 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .453 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .675 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 10.8 (1971) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 13.8 (1971) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 5.0 (1973) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 (1976) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.7 (1976) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.1 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.5 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.2 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 250 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 330 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 123 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 4 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 11 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 35 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .459 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .750 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 17.6 (1970) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 14.4 (1970) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 4.4 (1971) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.3 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.8 (1975) * 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.