Yao Ming vs. Rasheed Wallace: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Yao Ming and Rasheed Wallace 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 Yao Ming, with a career spanning 8 seasons from 2003 to 2011, and Rasheed Wallace, with 16 seasons played from 1996 to 2013, 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.

Yao Ming vs. Rasheed Wallace
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace
Points
+300th
127th
+300th
50th
Rebounds
+300th
100th
+300th
44th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
168th
Steals
+300th
138th
+300th
60th
Blocks
121st
44th
223rd
17th
Years816414

Yao Ming vs. Rasheed Wallace
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace
Points
99th
+300th
95th
+300th
Rebounds
86th
270th
84th
291st
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
30th
100th
67th
99th

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:

Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
127th
+173 9,247 vs. 16,0066,759
Rebounds
+300th
100th
+200 4,494 vs. 7,4042,910
Assists
+300th
+300th
769 vs. 1,9941,225
Steals
+300th
138th
+162 189 vs. 1,090901
Blocks
121st
44th
77 920 vs. 1,460540
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
206th
+94 1,233 vs. 1,578345
Defensive Rebounds
264th
53rd
211 3,261 vs. 5,8262,565
Field Goals Made
+300th
112nd
+188 3,380 vs. 6,3202,940
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
110th
+190 6,445 vs. 13,5297,084
3-Pointers Made
+300th
138th
+162 2 vs. 1,0861,084
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
118th
+182 10 vs. 3,2283,218
Free Throws Made
265th
+300th
+35 2,485 vs. 2,280205
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
284th
+16 2,984 vs. 3,162178

Games and Years:

Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
84th
+216 486 vs. 1,109623
Seasons
+300th
91st
+209 8 vs. 168

Rankings by Points Scored:

Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
278th
+300th
2 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
50th
+250 555 vs. 2,3841,829
Rebounds
+300th
44th
+256 261 vs. 1,099838
Assists
+300th
168th
+132 29 vs. 264235
Steals
+300th
60th
+240 9 vs. 145136
Blocks
223rd
17th
206 42 vs. 225183
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
61st
+239 76 vs. 236160
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
30th
+270 185 vs. 863678
Field Goals Made
+300th
48th
+252 195 vs. 917722
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
42nd
+258 376 vs. 2,0651,689
3-Pointers Made
+300th
35th
+265 0 vs. 190190
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 0 vs. 540540
Free Throws Made
300th
105th
195 165 vs. 360195
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
88th
+212 198 vs. 502304

Games and Years:

Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
20th
+280 28 vs. 177149
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 4 vs. 1410

Rankings by Points Scored:

Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
99th
+300th
+201 19.03 vs. 14.434.59
Rebounds per game
86th
270th
184 9.25 vs. 6.682.57
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.58 vs. 1.800.22
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.980.59
Blocks per game
30th
100th
70 1.89 vs. 1.320.58
Offensive Rebounds per game
89th
+300th
+211 2.54 vs. 1.421.11
Defensive Rebounds per game
49th
131st
82 6.71 vs. 5.251.46
Field Goals Made per game
127th
281st
154 6.95 vs. 5.701.26
Field Goals Attempted per game
226th
+300th
+74 13.26 vs. 12.201.06
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.980.98
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
287th
+13 0.02 vs. 2.912.89
Free Throws Made per game
48th
+300th
+252 5.11 vs. 2.063.06
Free Throws Attempted per game
69th
+300th
+231 6.14 vs. 2.853.29

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Yao Ming Rasheed Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
95th
+300th
+205 19.82 vs. 13.476.35
Rebounds per game
84th
291st
207 9.32 vs. 6.213.11
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
1.04 vs. 1.490.46
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.32 vs. 0.820.50
Blocks per game
67th
99th
32 1.50 vs. 1.270.23
Offensive Rebounds per game
84th
+300th
+216 2.71 vs. 1.331.38
Defensive Rebounds per game
59th
168th
109 6.61 vs. 4.881.73
Field Goals Made per game
131st
+300th
+169 6.96 vs. 5.181.78
Field Goals Attempted per game
212nd
+300th
+88 13.43 vs. 11.671.76
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
289th
+11 0.00 vs. 1.071.07
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
293rd
+7 0.00 vs. 3.053.05
Free Throws Made per game
37th
+300th
+263 5.89 vs. 2.033.86
Free Throws Attempted per game
48th
+300th
+252 7.07 vs. 2.844.24

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 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 a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.