Stan Love vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

Stan Love

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Love 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Stan Love 4 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Stan Love 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Stan Love 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 6.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.0 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 1,550 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Stan Love 905 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Stan Love 172 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Stan Love 44 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Stan Love 33 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Stan Love 227 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .440 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .751 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 7.9 (1972) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.6 (1972) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.9 (1974) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 (1975) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 1.1 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.4 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 8 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Stan Love 10 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Stan Love 2 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Stan Love 1 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Stan Love 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Stan Love 7 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .300 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .667 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 3.0 (1974) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.5 (1974) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.