Tom LaGarde vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

Tom LaGarde

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom LaGarde: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom LaGarde 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Tom LaGarde 6 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Tom LaGarde 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Tom LaGarde 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom LaGarde 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 7.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 5.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 1.5 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.3 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 2,376 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 1,593 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 456 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 94 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 131 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Tom LaGarde 312 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .462 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde .000 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .640 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 13.7 (1981) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 8.3 (1979) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1981) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 (1981) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 (1979) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 68 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 58 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 19 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 2 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 2 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Tom LaGarde 23 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .415 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde - * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .778 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.1 (1980) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1980) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.9 (1980) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 (1980) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.2 (1978) 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.