Allan Houston vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming and Allan Houston to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Yao Ming has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Allan Houston scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Yao Ming averages 1.7 points more than Allan Houston in his 12 seasons (19.0 points against 17.3). On the other hand Allan Houston scored a total of 5,304 points more than Yao Ming (14,551 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allan Houston 17.3
12
Yao Ming 19.0
+1.7
8

Total Points

Seasons
Allan Houston 14,551
+5,304
12
Yao Ming 9,247
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Yao Ming has a better career point average than Allan Houston (+0.5 points per game) while Allan Houston scored more points (+659).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allan Houston 19.3
6
Yao Ming 19.8
+0.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Allan Houston 1,214
+659
6
Yao Ming 555
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 2
+2
Yao Ming 0

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 4
+2
Yao Ming 2

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 63
+14
Yao Ming 49

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 329
+97
Yao Ming 232

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 684
+244
Yao Ming 440

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 824
+341
Yao Ming 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 15
+12
Yao Ming 3

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 6
+3
Yao Ming 3

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 25
+10
Yao Ming 15

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 61
+35
Yao Ming 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 63
+35
Yao Ming 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 0
Yao Ming 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839
difference:+1.7+0.6+1.0+8.0+1.6+3.9+20.2+2.0+2.5+3.0+4+353
Yao Ming 19.0 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 8 486

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839
difference:+5,304+1,957+5,572+8.0+1,303+3,237+20.2+87+5+3.0+4+353
Yao Ming 9,247 3,380 6,445 52.4 2 10 20.0 2,485 2,984 83.3 8 486

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63
difference:+0.5+0.1+2.0+7.0+1.2+2.9+42.0+1.6+2.3+5.1+2+35
Yao Ming 19.8 7.0 13.4 51.9 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 7.1 83.3 4 28

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63
difference:+659+240+594+7.0+76+181+42.0+103+105+5.1+2+35
Yao Ming 555 195 376 51.9 0 0 - 165 198 83.3 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 8.5
199479
Yao Ming 13.5
+5.0
200382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.5
199576
Yao Ming 17.5
+3.0
200482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
+1.4
199682
Yao Ming 18.3
200580

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.8
199781
Yao Ming 22.3
+7.5
200657

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.4
199882
Yao Ming 25.0
+6.6
200748

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 16.3
199950
Yao Ming 22.0
+5.7
200855

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
200082
Yao Ming 19.7
200977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.7
+8.5
200178
Yao Ming 10.2
20115

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

- Allan Houston played 4 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2002 to 2005—he averaged 20.0 points in a total of 229 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950
Yao Ming 15.0
+15.0
20045

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 25.0
+3.6
19963
Yao Ming 21.4
20057

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.2
+19.2
19979
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 21.1
199810
Yao Ming 25.1
+4.0
20077

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
+18.5
199920
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 17.6
+0.5
200016
Yao Ming 17.1
20099

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.8
+20.8
20015
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

- During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Allan Houston didn't play in the postseason.