Yao Ming vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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.