Yao Ming vs. Lamond Murray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lamond Murray and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Lamond Murray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Lamond Murray: 1994-95 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Lamond Murray 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Lamond Murray 11

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Lamond Murray 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Lamond Murray 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Lamond Murray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Lamond Murray 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Lamond Murray 4.1

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Lamond Murray 1.3

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Lamond Murray 0.9

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Lamond Murray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Lamond Murray 8,286

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Lamond Murray 3,033

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Lamond Murray 978

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Lamond Murray 684

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Lamond Murray 319

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Lamond Murray 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Lamond Murray .430

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Lamond Murray .360

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Lamond Murray .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Lamond Murray 16.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Lamond Murray 6.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Lamond Murray 2.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Lamond Murray 1.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Lamond Murray 0.7 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Lamond Murray 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Lamond Murray 3.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Lamond Murray 0.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Lamond Murray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Lamond Murray 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Lamond Murray 84

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Lamond Murray 49

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Lamond Murray 5

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Lamond Murray 5

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Lamond Murray 3

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Lamond Murray 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Lamond Murray .365

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Lamond Murray .333

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Lamond Murray .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Lamond Murray 7.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Lamond Murray 3.7 (1997)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Lamond Murray 1.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Lamond Murray 0.7 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Lamond Murray 1.0 (1997)