Yao Ming vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.