Yao Ming vs. Greg Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Smith 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.

Greg Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Greg Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Greg Smith - *

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.