Yao Ming vs. Curtis Rowe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Curtis Rowe 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.

Curtis Rowe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Curtis Rowe: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Curtis Rowe 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Curtis Rowe 8

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Curtis Rowe 4

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Curtis Rowe 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Curtis Rowe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Curtis Rowe 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Curtis Rowe 7.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Curtis Rowe 1.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Curtis Rowe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Curtis Rowe 6,873

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Curtis Rowe 4,264

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Curtis Rowe 932

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Curtis Rowe 199 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Curtis Rowe 193 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Curtis Rowe 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Curtis Rowe .482

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Curtis Rowe .701

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Curtis Rowe 16.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Curtis Rowe 9.4 (1973)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Curtis Rowe 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Curtis Rowe 0.6 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Curtis Rowe 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Curtis Rowe 7.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Curtis Rowe 2.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Curtis Rowe 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Curtis Rowe 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Curtis Rowe 323

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Curtis Rowe 220

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Curtis Rowe 62

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Curtis Rowe 11 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Curtis Rowe 23 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Curtis Rowe 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Curtis Rowe .481

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Curtis Rowe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Curtis Rowe .726

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Curtis Rowe 15.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Curtis Rowe 8.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Curtis Rowe 5.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Curtis Rowe 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Curtis Rowe 1.7 (1975) *

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.