Hersey Hawkins vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Hersey Hawkins 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

Hersey Hawkins

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hersey Hawkins: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hersey Hawkins 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Hersey Hawkins 13 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Hersey Hawkins 8 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Hersey Hawkins 1 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hersey Hawkins 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 14.7 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.6 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.9 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.7 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.3 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Hersey Hawkins 14,470 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Hersey Hawkins 3,554 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Hersey Hawkins 2,860 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Hersey Hawkins 1,622 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Hersey Hawkins 302 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Hersey Hawkins 983 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hersey Hawkins .461 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Hersey Hawkins .394 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Hersey Hawkins .870 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 22.1 (1991) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 4.6 (1994) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.9 (1993) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.2 (1991) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.5 (1992) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 14.1 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.9 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.6 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.6 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.4 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Hersey Hawkins 1,043 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Hersey Hawkins 286 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Hersey Hawkins 195 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Hersey Hawkins 119 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Hersey Hawkins 29 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Hersey Hawkins 74 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hersey Hawkins .455 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Hersey Hawkins .396 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Hersey Hawkins .907 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 23.5 (1990) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 5.8 (1991) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.6 (1998) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.5 (1997) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.3 (1991) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)