Larry Hughes vs. Yao Ming Comparison

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

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Hughes: 1998-99 to 2011-12
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Hughes 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Larry Hughes 13 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Larry Hughes 5 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Larry Hughes 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Hughes 0 Yao Ming 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Hughes 1 Yao Ming 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Hughes 1 Yao Ming 0

Steals Leader Larry Hughes 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 14.1 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 4.2 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 3.1 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 1.5 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 0.4 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hughes 10,242 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Larry Hughes 3,039 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Larry Hughes 2,290 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Larry Hughes 1,092 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Larry Hughes 255 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Larry Hughes 727 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hughes .406 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Larry Hughes .309 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hughes .757 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 22.0 (2005) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 6.3 (2005) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 4.7 (2005) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 2.9 (2005) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 0.6 (2006) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 12.6 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 4.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 2.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 1.6 Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 0.5 Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hughes 617 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Larry Hughes 219 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Larry Hughes 139 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Larry Hughes 80 Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Larry Hughes 25 Yao Ming 42

Total Games Larry Hughes 49 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hughes .361 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Larry Hughes .287 Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hughes .782 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 20.7 (2005) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 7.1 (2005) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 4.0 (2006) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 2.2 (2006) Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 1.1 (1999) Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)