Yao Ming vs. Matt Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Thomas 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.

Matt Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Matt Thomas: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Matt Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Matt Thomas 3

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Matt Thomas 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Matt Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Matt Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Matt Thomas 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Matt Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Matt Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Matt Thomas 502

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Matt Thomas 155

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Matt Thomas 61

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Matt Thomas 22

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Matt Thomas 4

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Matt Thomas 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Matt Thomas .433

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Matt Thomas .404

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Matt Thomas .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Matt Thomas 4.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Matt Thomas 1.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Matt Thomas 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Matt Thomas 0.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Matt Thomas 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Matt Thomas 0.1

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Matt Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Matt Thomas 31

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Matt Thomas 15

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Matt Thomas 7

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Matt Thomas 1

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Matt Thomas 1

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Matt Thomas 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Matt Thomas .565

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Matt Thomas .417

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Matt Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Matt Thomas 3.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Matt Thomas 1.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Matt Thomas 0.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)