Yao Ming vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

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.