Dick Garrett vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Dick Garrett 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

Dick Garrett

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garrett: 1969-70 to 1973-74
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garrett 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Dick Garrett 5 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Dick Garrett 2 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Dick Garrett 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garrett 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 10.3 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 3.0 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 2.5 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garrett 3,475 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Dick Garrett 1,004 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Dick Garrett 849 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Dick Garrett 10 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Dick Garrett 1 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Dick Garrett 339 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garrett .423 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Dick Garrett - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garrett .863 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 12.9 (1971) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 3.9 (1971) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 3.5 (1971) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 9.1 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 2.1 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 1.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garrett 236 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Dick Garrett 55 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Dick Garrett 46 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Dick Garrett 2 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Dick Garrett 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Dick Garrett 26 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garrett .502 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Dick Garrett - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garrett .833 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garrett 12.8 (1970) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garrett 2.9 (1970) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dick Garrett 2.2 (1970) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.