Larry Bird vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Yao Ming 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Yao Ming 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)