Howard Carter vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

Howard Carter

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)