Butch Carter vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Butch Carter 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

Butch Carter

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Carter: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Carter 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Butch Carter 6 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Butch Carter 0 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Butch Carter 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter 8.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 1.5 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 1.9 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 0.9 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter 3,137 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Butch Carter 546 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Butch Carter 683 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Butch Carter 321 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Butch Carter 43 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Butch Carter 361 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter .475 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter .307 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter .788 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter 13.4 (1984) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 2.1 (1984) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 2.8 (1984) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 1.8 (1984) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.2 (1984) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter - Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Butch Carter - Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Butch Carter - Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Butch Carter - Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Butch Carter - Yao Ming 42

Total Games Butch Carter 0 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)