Yao Ming vs. Tom Tolbert Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Tolbert 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.

Tom Tolbert

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Tom Tolbert: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Tom Tolbert 7

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Tom Tolbert 1

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Tom Tolbert 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Tom Tolbert 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Tom Tolbert 4.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Tom Tolbert 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Tom Tolbert 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Tom Tolbert 2,030

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Tom Tolbert 1,251

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Tom Tolbert 285

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Tom Tolbert 116

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Tom Tolbert 109

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Tom Tolbert 312

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Tom Tolbert .460

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Tom Tolbert .296

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Tom Tolbert .716

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Tom Tolbert 8.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Tom Tolbert 5.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Tom Tolbert 1.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Tom Tolbert 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Tom Tolbert 2.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Tom Tolbert 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Tom Tolbert 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Tom Tolbert 32

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Tom Tolbert 18

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Tom Tolbert 8

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Tom Tolbert 3

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Tom Tolbert 4

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Tom Tolbert 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Tom Tolbert .424

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Tom Tolbert .333

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Tom Tolbert .273

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Tom Tolbert 3.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Tom Tolbert 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Tom Tolbert 0.9 (1991)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Tom Tolbert 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Tom Tolbert 0.4 (1991)