Penny Hardaway vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)