Yao Ming vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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.

Red Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Red Owens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.