Austin Carr vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Austin Carr 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

Austin Carr

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.