Height comparison
Manute Bol vs Yao Ming
Manute Bol is taller than Yao Ming by 2 cm (1″).
- Manute BolJoint-tallest player in NBA history
- 7′ 7″231 cm
- Yao MingBasketball player
- 7′ 6″229 cm
The joint-tallest player in NBA history against the tallest most people can picture.
The numbers
- Manute Bol
- 7′ 7″
- 231 cm · 2.31 m
- Yao Ming
- 7′ 6″
- 229 cm · 2.29 m
- Difference
- 1″
- 2 cm
- Taller
- Bol
- Manute Bol
The difference in full
Centimetres
2 cm
Feet & inches
1″
Relative
0.9%
taller than Yao Ming
How they compare with everyone else
Measured against US adults aged 20 and over, from the CDC's NHANES survey.
Manute Bol
>99th percentile
Taller than about 100% of American men.
Yao Ming
>99th percentile
Taller than about 100% of American men.
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Questions
Who is taller, Manute Bol or Yao Ming?
Manute Bol. Manute Bol is 7′ 7″ (231 cm) and Yao Ming is 7′ 6″ (229 cm), a difference of 2 cm.
What is the height difference between Manute Bol and Yao Ming?
2 cm, which is 1″ in imperial units.
How tall is Manute Bol?
Manute Bol is 7′ 7″ (231 cm, 2.31 m). Source: nba roster height.
How tall is Yao Ming?
Yao Ming is 7′ 6″ (229 cm, 2.29 m). Source: nba roster height.
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