Gar Heard vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

Gar Heard

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.