Horace Grant vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Horace Grant 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

Horace Grant

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Horace Grant: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Horace Grant 4 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Horace Grant 17 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Horace Grant 13 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Horace Grant 1 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 0 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 4 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.2 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 12,996 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 9,443 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Horace Grant 2,575 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Horace Grant 1,143 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Horace Grant 1,136 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Horace Grant 1,165 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .509 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .063 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .692 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 15.1 (1994) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 11.0 (1994) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.4 (1994) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.5 (1997) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (1992) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.6 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.1 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 1,907 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 1,457 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Horace Grant 360 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Horace Grant 171 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Horace Grant 173 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Horace Grant 170 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .530 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .125 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .714 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 16.2 (1994) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 10.4 (1996) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.0 (1992) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (2000) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.8 (1994) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)