Yao Ming vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Russ Smith 1

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Russ Smith 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)