Fred Carter vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

Fred Carter

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.