Yao Ming vs. Larry Nance Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Nance Jr. 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.

Larry Nance Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Larry Nance Jr.: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Larry Nance Jr. 9

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Larry Nance Jr. 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Larry Nance Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Larry Nance Jr. 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Larry Nance Jr. 6.2

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Larry Nance Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Larry Nance Jr. 1.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Larry Nance Jr. 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Larry Nance Jr. 4,001

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Larry Nance Jr. 3,238

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Larry Nance Jr. 979

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Larry Nance Jr. 601

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Larry Nance Jr. 255

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Larry Nance Jr. 522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Larry Nance Jr. .540

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Larry Nance Jr. .342

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Larry Nance Jr. .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Larry Nance Jr. 10.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Larry Nance Jr. 8.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Larry Nance Jr. 3.2 (2019)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Larry Nance Jr. 1.7 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Larry Nance Jr. 0.6 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Larry Nance Jr. 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Larry Nance Jr. 5.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Larry Nance Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Larry Nance Jr. 0.7

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Larry Nance Jr. 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Larry Nance Jr. 161

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Larry Nance Jr. 139

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Larry Nance Jr. 30

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Larry Nance Jr. 19

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Larry Nance Jr. 16

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Larry Nance Jr. 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Larry Nance Jr. .642

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Larry Nance Jr. .200

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Larry Nance Jr. .535

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Larry Nance Jr. 9.2 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Larry Nance Jr. 7.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Larry Nance Jr. 1.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Larry Nance Jr. 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Larry Nance Jr. 0.7 (2018)