Yao Ming vs. Art Spoelstra Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Spoelstra and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Art Spoelstra

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Art Spoelstra: 1954-55 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Art Spoelstra 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Art Spoelstra 4

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Art Spoelstra 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Art Spoelstra 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Art Spoelstra 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Art Spoelstra 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Art Spoelstra 4.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Art Spoelstra 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Art Spoelstra 2,012

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Art Spoelstra 1,273

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Art Spoelstra 266

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Art Spoelstra 278

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Art Spoelstra .391

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Art Spoelstra .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Art Spoelstra 8.5 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Art Spoelstra 6.1 (1956)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Art Spoelstra 1.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Art Spoelstra 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Art Spoelstra 3.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Art Spoelstra 0.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Art Spoelstra 15

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Art Spoelstra 9

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Art Spoelstra 0

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Art Spoelstra 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Art Spoelstra .500

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Art Spoelstra 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Art Spoelstra 5.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Art Spoelstra 3.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Art Spoelstra 0.0 (1955)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.