Vern Hatton vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming and Vern Hatton 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

Vern Hatton

vs.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Hatton 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Vern Hatton 4 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Vern Hatton 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Vern Hatton 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Hatton 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 5.5 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.4 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 1.4 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 1,244 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 531 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Vern Hatton 318 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games Vern Hatton 225 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .344 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .714 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 9 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 3 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Vern Hatton 1 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games Vern Hatton 6 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .308 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .333 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.