George Karl vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and George Karl 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

George Karl

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Karl 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists George Karl 51 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals George Karl 11 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Yao Ming 920

Total Games George Karl 33 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists George Karl 0 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals George Karl 0 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Yao Ming 42

Total Games George Karl 1 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.