Yao Ming vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo and Yao Ming to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Yao Ming has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Rajon Rondo scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Yao Ming averages 9.2 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (19.0 points against 9.8). On the other hand Rajon Rondo scored a total of 90 points more than Yao Ming (9,337 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Yao Ming 19.0
+9.2
8
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Yao Ming 9,247
8
Rajon Rondo 9,337
+90
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Yao Ming has a better career point average than Rajon Rondo (+7.3 points per game) while Rajon Rondo scored more points (+1,114).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Yao Ming 19.8
+7.3
4
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Yao Ming 555
4
Rajon Rondo 1,669
+1,114
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Yao Ming 2
+2
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Yao Ming 49
+42
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Yao Ming 232
+151
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Yao Ming 440
Rajon Rondo 446
+6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Yao Ming 483
Rajon Rondo 901
+418

0 Point Games (games without points)

Yao Ming 3
Rajon Rondo 56
+53

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Yao Ming 0
Rajon Rondo 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Yao Ming 3
+1
Rajon Rondo 2

20+ Point Games

Yao Ming 15
Rajon Rondo 24
+9

10+ Point Games

Yao Ming 26
Rajon Rondo 82
+56

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Yao Ming 28
Rajon Rondo 131
+103

0 Point Games (games without points)

Yao Ming 0
Rajon Rondo 3
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Yao Ming 19.0 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 8 486
difference:+9.2+2.9+4.4+6.8+0.5+1.4+12.4+3.9+4.2+22.2+8+471
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Yao Ming 9,247 3,380 6,445 52.4 2 10 20.0 2,485 2,984 83.3 8 486
difference:+90+506+2,071+6.8+447+1,374+12.4+1,369+1,158+22.2+8+471
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Yao Ming 19.8 7.0 13.4 51.9 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 7.1 83.3 4 28
difference:+7.3+2.0+2.0+7.9+0.5+1.5+33.0+4.0+4.2+18.4+6+106
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Yao Ming 555 195 376 51.9 0 0 - 165 198 83.3 4 28
difference:+1,114+479+1,156+7.9+68+206+33.0+88+192+18.4+6+106
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 13.5
+7.1
200382
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 17.5
+6.9
200482
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 18.3
+6.4
200580
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 22.3
+8.6
200657
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 25.0
+14.4
200748
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 22.0
+10.1
200855
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 19.7
+6.0
200977
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 10.2
20115
Rajon Rondo 11.7
+1.5
201430

Rajon Rondo's additional seasons:

* Rajon Rondo played 10 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2015 to 2022—he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 542 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.9 ppg and his lowest 4.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 15.0
+4.8
20045
Rajon Rondo 10.2
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 21.4
+4.5
20057
Rajon Rondo 16.9
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060
Rajon Rondo 15.8
+15.8
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 25.1
+11.1
20077
Rajon Rondo 14.0
20119

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080
Rajon Rondo 17.3
+17.3
201219

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming 17.1
+17.1
20099
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140

Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 6.5 points in a total of 68 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

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