Grant Long vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

Grant Long

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Long 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Grant Long 15 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Grant Long 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Grant Long 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 9.5 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 6.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.7 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.2 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.4 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 9,518 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Grant Long 6,154 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Grant Long 1,716 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Grant Long 1,199 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Grant Long 366 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Grant Long 1,003 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .467 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .283 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .761 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 14.8 (1992) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 9.6 (1996) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.7 (1992) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.7 (1992) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.6 (1989) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 8.9 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 5.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.4 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.0 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.2 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 373 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Grant Long 243 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Grant Long 59 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Grant Long 41 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Grant Long 10 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Grant Long 42 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .411 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .200 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .756 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 13.7 (1995) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 11.3 (1995) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.8 (1996) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 2.0 (1999) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.5 (1994) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)