Stephon Marbury vs. Yao Ming: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Stephon Marbury and Yao Ming all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Stephon Marbury, with a career spanning 13 seasons from 1997 to 2009, and Yao Ming, with 8 seasons played from 2003 to 2011, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Stephon Marbury vs. Yao Ming
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Stephon Marbury Yao Ming
Points
120th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
32nd
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
175th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
120th
+300th
223rd
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Stephon Marbury vs. Yao Ming
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Stephon Marbury Yao Ming
Points
86th
98th
+300th
95th
Rebounds
+300th
87th
+300th
84th
Assists
21st
+300th
138th
+300th
Steals
196th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
31st
+300th
67th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
120th
+300th
+180 16,297 vs. 9,2477,050
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,516 vs. 4,4941,978
Assists
32nd
+300th
+268 6,471 vs. 7695,702
Steals
175th
+300th
+125 1,022 vs. 189833
Blocks
+300th
120th
+180 121 vs. 920799
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
579 vs. 1,233654
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
260th
+40 1,937 vs. 3,2611,324
Field Goals Made
152nd
+300th
+148 5,769 vs. 3,3802,389
Field Goals Attempted
113rd
+300th
+187 13,324 vs. 6,4456,879
3-Pointers Made
168th
+300th
+132 991 vs. 2989
3-Pointers Attempted
134th
+300th
+166 3,048 vs. 103,038
Free Throws Made
93rd
265th
172 3,768 vs. 2,4851,283
Free Throws Attempted
96th
+300th
+204 4,804 vs. 2,9841,820

Games and Years:

Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
846 vs. 486360
Seasons
300th
+300th
13 vs. 85

Rankings by Points Scored:

Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
72nd
278th
206 16 vs. 214
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
402 vs. 555153
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
82 vs. 261179
Assists
+300th
+300th
146 vs. 29117
Steals
+300th
+300th
29 vs. 920
Blocks
+300th
223rd
+77 0 vs. 4242
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
20 vs. 7656
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
62 vs. 185123
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
150 vs. 19545
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
422 vs. 37646
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
27 vs. 027
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
99 vs. 099
Free Throws Made
+300th
300th
+0 75 vs. 16590
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
100 vs. 19898

Games and Years:

Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
32 vs. 284
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 41

Rankings by Points Scored:

Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
86th
98th
12 19.26 vs. 19.030.24
Rebounds per game
+300th
87th
+213 2.97 vs. 9.256.27
Assists per game
21st
+300th
+279 7.65 vs. 1.586.07
Steals per game
196th
+300th
+104 1.21 vs. 0.390.82
Blocks per game
+300th
31st
+269 0.14 vs. 1.891.75
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
89th
+211 0.68 vs. 2.541.85
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
50th
+250 2.29 vs. 6.714.42
Field Goals Made per game
144th
125th
19 6.82 vs. 6.950.14
Field Goals Attempted per game
92nd
223rd
131 15.75 vs. 13.262.49
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.17 vs. 0.001.17
3-Pointers Attempted per game
183rd
+300th
+117 3.60 vs. 0.023.58
Free Throws Made per game
86th
48th
38 4.45 vs. 5.110.66
Free Throws Attempted per game
88th
69th
19 5.68 vs. 6.140.46

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Stephon Marbury Yao Ming Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
95th
+205 12.56 vs. 19.827.26
Rebounds per game
+300th
84th
+216 2.56 vs. 9.326.76
Assists per game
138th
+300th
+162 4.56 vs. 1.043.53
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.91 vs. 0.320.58
Blocks per game
+300th
67th
+233 0.00 vs. 1.501.50
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
84th
+216 0.63 vs. 2.712.09
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
59th
+241 1.94 vs. 6.614.67
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
131st
+169 4.69 vs. 6.962.28
Field Goals Attempted per game
230th
212nd
18 13.19 vs. 13.430.24
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.84 vs. 0.000.84
3-Pointers Attempted per game
288th
+300th
+12 3.09 vs. 0.003.09
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
37th
+263 2.34 vs. 5.893.55
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
48th
+252 3.13 vs. 7.073.95

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.