Mel Hutchins vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

Mel Hutchins

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Hutchins 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Mel Hutchins 7 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Mel Hutchins 4 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Mel Hutchins 4 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Hutchins 0 Yao Ming 5

Rebounds Leader Mel Hutchins 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 11.1 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 9.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 3.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hutchins 4,851 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Mel Hutchins 4,186 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Mel Hutchins 1,298 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games Mel Hutchins 437 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hutchins .389 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hutchins .673 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 11.7 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 8.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 2.6 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hutchins 316 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Mel Hutchins 237 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Mel Hutchins 70 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games Mel Hutchins 27 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hutchins .355 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hutchins .661 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hutchins - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.