Yao Ming vs. Morris Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Morris Peterson 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.

Morris Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Morris Peterson: 2000-01 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Morris Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Morris Peterson 11

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Morris Peterson 5

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Morris Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Morris Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Morris Peterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Morris Peterson 3.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Morris Peterson 1.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Morris Peterson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Morris Peterson 7,628

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Morris Peterson 2,483

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Morris Peterson 1,090

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Morris Peterson 639

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Morris Peterson 136

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Morris Peterson 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Morris Peterson .418

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Morris Peterson .373

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Morris Peterson .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Morris Peterson 16.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Morris Peterson 4.6 (2006)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Morris Peterson 2.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Morris Peterson 1.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Morris Peterson 0.4 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Morris Peterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Morris Peterson 2.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Morris Peterson 1.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Morris Peterson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Morris Peterson 222

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Morris Peterson 87

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Morris Peterson 36

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Morris Peterson 20

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Morris Peterson 8

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Morris Peterson 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Morris Peterson .457

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Morris Peterson .387

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Morris Peterson .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Morris Peterson 9.2 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Morris Peterson 4.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Morris Peterson 2.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Morris Peterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Morris Peterson 0.6 (2002)