Yao Ming vs. David Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Rivers 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.

David Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 David Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 David Rivers 3

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 David Rivers 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 David Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 David Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 David Rivers 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 David Rivers 1.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 David Rivers 2.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 David Rivers 0.5

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 David Rivers 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 David Rivers 383

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 David Rivers 147

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 David Rivers 282

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 David Rivers 61

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 David Rivers 10

Total Games Yao Ming 486 David Rivers 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 David Rivers .398

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 David Rivers .083

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 David Rivers .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) David Rivers 4.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) David Rivers 1.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) David Rivers 3.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) David Rivers 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) David Rivers 0.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 David Rivers 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 David Rivers 0.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 David Rivers 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 David Rivers 0.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 David Rivers 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 David Rivers 15

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 David Rivers 4

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 David Rivers 6

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 David Rivers 0

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 David Rivers 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 David Rivers 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 David Rivers .333

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - David Rivers .000

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 David Rivers .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) David Rivers 2.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) David Rivers 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) David Rivers 1.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) David Rivers 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) David Rivers 0.0 (1989)