M.L. Carr vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Yao Ming 0

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Yao Ming 920

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Yao Ming 42

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.