Yao Ming vs. Whitey Skoog Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Whitey Skoog 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.

Whitey Skoog

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Whitey Skoog: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Whitey Skoog 3

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Whitey Skoog 6

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Whitey Skoog 4

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Whitey Skoog 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Whitey Skoog 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Whitey Skoog 3.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Whitey Skoog 2.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Whitey Skoog 2,800

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Whitey Skoog 1,133

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Whitey Skoog 903

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Whitey Skoog 341

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Whitey Skoog .388

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Whitey Skoog .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Whitey Skoog 11.6 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Whitey Skoog 4.2 (1955)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Whitey Skoog 3.5 (1956)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Whitey Skoog 3.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Whitey Skoog 2.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Whitey Skoog 280

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Whitey Skoog 125

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Whitey Skoog 70

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Whitey Skoog 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Whitey Skoog .402

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Whitey Skoog .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Whitey Skoog 13.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Whitey Skoog - 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.