Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Desmond Mason and Yao Ming

This is the detail of NBA games in which Desmond Mason and Yao Ming played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 6-6. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Desmond Mason:
2000-01 to 2009-10
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Desmond Mason
6
6
0
Yao Ming
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Desmond Mason 12.8 3.7 1.3 1.00.4
Yao Ming 15.3 8.2 2.10.32.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Desmond Mason 24 8 3 43
Yao Ming 28 14 5 17
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Desmond Mason 4

games
2

games
3

games
7

games
1

game
Yao Ming 8

games
8

games
9

games
1

game
8

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
0

games
4

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2002
1. Supersonics 104   Desmond Mason 12 4 3 4 0 3 4 34 5-9 .556 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 97   Yao Ming 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 29, 2002
2. Supersonics 72   Desmond Mason 19 4 1 2 0 1 2 37 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 83   Yao Ming 6 4 5 1 3 2 2 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 02, 2003
3. Bucks 106   Desmond Mason 13 6 1 1 0 1 2 34 5-16 .313 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 99   Yao Ming 15 6 4 0 0 2 2 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 2004
4. Bucks 89   Desmond Mason 12 8 1 1 0 2 1 24 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Rockets 103   Yao Ming 16 5 2 0 1 3 4 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 28, 2004
5. Bucks 107   Desmond Mason 19 5 3 1 0 3 3 47 5-17 .294 0-0 - 9-14 .643
OT Rockets 111   Yao Ming 27 13 1 1 5 6 5 42 7-13 .538 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2004
6. Bucks 115   Desmond Mason 24 2 2 0 0 1 4 26 11-15 .733 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 87   Yao Ming 10 3 0 1 1 3 2 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2005
7. Hornets 91   Desmond Mason 8 2 0 1 0 2 1 15 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 84   Yao Ming 20 14 2 0 7 1 5 37 8-22 .364 0-0 - 4-5 .800
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2006
8. Hornets 96   Desmond Mason 8 2 0 1 0 2 1 33 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 90   Yao Ming 17 10 1 0 0 2 4 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 25, 2007
9. Hornets 106   Desmond Mason 19 3 1 1 0 3 1 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 94   Yao Ming 16 7 2 0 1 3 4 37 7-22 .318 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2007
10. Bucks 88   Desmond Mason 11 1 1 0 0 2 0 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 104   Yao Ming 28 10 3 0 3 2 2 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
Feb. 02, 2008
11. Bucks 83   Desmond Mason 6 5 1 0 2 1 1 23 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 91   Yao Ming 12 12 2 0 3 3 4 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-5 .400
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2008
12. Thunder 77   Desmond Mason 2 2 1 0 3 2 3 24 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 89   Yao Ming 16 11 2 0 1 1 3 39 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800