Carl Herrera vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Carl Herrera 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

Carl Herrera

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Herrera 2 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Carl Herrera 8 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Carl Herrera 5 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Carl Herrera 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Herrera 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 5.3 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.5 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.4 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 2,481 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 1,690 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Carl Herrera 261 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Carl Herrera 237 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 204 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Carl Herrera 465 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .476 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .143 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .643 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 3.3 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 2.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.1 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 137 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 98 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Carl Herrera 13 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Carl Herrera 10 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 6 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Carl Herrera 41 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .451 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .000 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .711 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 (1994) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)