Is Yao Ming taller than Chris Paul?
Yes. Yao Ming is taller than Chris Paul by 1 ft 6 in (45.6 cm).
Yao Ming: taller than 95 in 100 US men. Chris Paul: taller than about 85 in 100 US men.
In heels or lifts?
Pick how much the shoes raise each person. A heel raises you by less than its own height, because the ball of the foot sits lower than the heel, so a height measured in the shoes is best.
Both heights are published listings, not a side-by-side measurement, so treat the gap as approximate.
Where these heights come from
Yao Ming is listed by the NBA at 7 ft 6 in (228.6 cm). See all of Yao Ming’s listed heights.
Chris Paul is commonly listed at 6 ft 0 in (183 cm). See all of Chris Paul’s listed heights.
Photos: Yao Ming by U.S. Department of State, Public domain; Chris Paul by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
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More comparisons
Yao Ming
- Yao Ming vs Tacko Fall: the same listed height, 7 ft 6 in.
- Yao Ming vs Victor Wembanyama: Yao Ming is taller than Victor Wembanyama by 2 in (5.1 cm).
- Yao Ming vs Shaquille O'Neal: Yao Ming is taller than Shaquille O'Neal by 5 in (12.7 cm).
Chris Paul
- Chris Paul vs Paige Bueckers: the same listed height, 6 ft 0 in.
- Chris Paul vs Caitlin Clark: the same listed height, 6 ft 0 in.
- Chris Paul vs Sophie Cunningham: Sophie Cunningham is taller than Chris Paul by 1 in (2 cm).
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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: NBA (Yao Ming), Wikipedia (Yao Ming), Wikipedia (Chris Paul).
