Yao Ming vs. Wally Osterkorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wally Osterkorn 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.

Wally Osterkorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Wally Osterkorn: 1951-52 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Wally Osterkorn 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Wally Osterkorn 4

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Wally Osterkorn 4

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Wally Osterkorn 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Wally Osterkorn 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Wally Osterkorn 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Wally Osterkorn 6.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Wally Osterkorn 1.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Wally Osterkorn 1,436

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Wally Osterkorn 1,218

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Wally Osterkorn 346

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Wally Osterkorn 204

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Wally Osterkorn .334

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Wally Osterkorn .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Wally Osterkorn 8.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Wally Osterkorn 7.0 (1954)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Wally Osterkorn 2.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Wally Osterkorn 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Wally Osterkorn 6.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Wally Osterkorn 2.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Wally Osterkorn 258

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Wally Osterkorn 207

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Wally Osterkorn 70

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Wally Osterkorn 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Wally Osterkorn .358

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Wally Osterkorn .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Wally Osterkorn 10.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Wally Osterkorn 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Wally Osterkorn 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.