Harvey Catchings vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Harvey Catchings 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

Harvey Catchings

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Harvey Catchings: 1974-75 to 1984-85
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Harvey Catchings 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Harvey Catchings 11 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Harvey Catchings 9 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Harvey Catchings 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Harvey Catchings 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.2 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.0 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.8 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.7 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 2,335 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 3,639 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 608 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 261 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 1,226 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Harvey Catchings 725 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .435 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings .000 * Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .647 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 4.6 (1979) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 6.9 (1976) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.3 (1981) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.5 (1982) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.4 (1981) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.4 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.9 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.1 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.9 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 74 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 154 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 23 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 3 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 49 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Harvey Catchings 53 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .397 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings - * Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .500 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.7 (1976) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 9.3 (1976) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.0 (1976) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.2 (1983) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.0 (1976) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.