Chris Duhon vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Chris Duhon, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Chris Duhon played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Chris Duhon had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Yao Ming had his rookie season in 2002-03. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Chris Duhon 9 6 2004-05 to 2012-13
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chris Duhon Yao Ming
Season 2004-052002-03
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 82 26.5 5.9 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 2.1 6.0 .352 1.1 3.2 .355 0.6 0.8 .731
Yao Ming 82 29.0 13.5 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.7 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.8 4.9 9.8 .498 0.0 0.0 .500 3.7 4.5 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 6 27.2 6.2 1.0 3.3 4.3 3.5 0.3 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.8 6.2 .297 1.0 3.7 .273 1.5 1.8 .818
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Chris Duhon Yao Ming
Season 2005-062003-04
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 74 29.1 8.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 5.0 0.9 0.0 1.6 2.1 2.9 7.3 .400 1.4 3.8 .360 1.6 1.9 .818
Yao Ming 82 32.8 17.5 2.4 6.6 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.5 3.3 6.5 12.5 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.4 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 6 21.8 5.0 0.2 2.5 2.7 2.2 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.2 1.5 4.2 .360 1.2 2.7 .438 0.8 1.0 .833
Yao Ming 5 37.6 15.0 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.6 4.0 6.2 13.6 .456 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.4 .765

Season 3
Chris Duhon Yao Ming
Season 2006-072004-05
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 78 24.4 7.2 0.3 1.9 2.2 4.0 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.9 2.5 6.2 .408 1.1 3.1 .359 1.0 1.3 .752
Yao Ming 80 30.6 18.3 2.6 5.8 8.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.5 3.7 6.7 12.2 .552 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.2 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 9 19.1 3.6 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.3 1.0 3.4 .290 0.7 2.1 .316 0.9 1.1 .800
Yao Ming 7 31.9 21.4 3.3 4.4 7.7 0.7 0.3 2.7 2.7 4.4 7.9 12.0 .655 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 7.9 .727

Season 4
Chris Duhon Yao Ming
Season 2007-082005-06
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 66 22.6 5.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.0 0.7 0.0 1.1 1.4 2.0 5.2 .387 0.8 2.3 .348 1.0 1.2 .813
Yao Ming 57 34.2 22.3 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 2.6 3.4 8.2 15.8 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 5.9 6.9 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Chris Duhon Yao Ming
Season 2008-092006-07
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 79 36.8 11.1 0.6 2.5 3.1 7.2 0.9 0.1 2.8 1.6 3.6 8.6 .421 1.6 4.1 .391 2.3 2.6 .856
Yao Ming 48 33.8 25.0 2.1 7.3 9.4 2.0 0.4 2.0 3.5 3.3 8.8 17.1 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 7.4 8.6 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming 7 37.1 25.1 3.3 7.0 10.3 0.9 0.1 0.7 4.7 3.9 7.9 17.9 .440 0.0 0.0 - 9.4 10.7 .880

Season 6
Chris Duhon Yao Ming
Season 2009-102007-08
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 67 30.9 7.4 0.4 2.2 2.7 5.6 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.2 2.5 6.7 .373 1.3 3.9 .349 1.0 1.4 .716
Yao Ming 55 37.2 22.0 3.1 7.7 10.8 2.3 0.5 2.0 3.3 3.1 7.9 15.5 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 7.4 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Chris Duhon Yao Ming
Season 2010-112008-09
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 51 15.2 2.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.3 0.3 0.0 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.5 .380 0.3 1.0 .250 0.3 0.5 .560
Yao Ming 77 33.6 19.7 2.6 7.2 9.9 1.8 0.4 1.9 3.0 3.3 7.4 13.4 .548 0.0 0.0 1.000 4.9 5.7 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 1 4.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500 2.0 2.0 1.000
Yao Ming 9 35.9 17.1 2.1 8.8 10.9 1.0 0.4 1.2 1.9 3.0 6.0 11.0 .545 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 5.7 .902

Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.

Season 8
Chris Duhon Yao Ming
Season 2011-122010-11
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 63 19.5 3.8 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 3.2 .419 0.8 1.9 .420 0.3 0.3 .810
Yao Ming 5 18.2 10.2 1.4 4.0 5.4 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.4 .486 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.2 .938
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 5 12.2 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.0 0.2 1.4 1.0 0.2 1.0 .200 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.4 .000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Chris Duhon Yao Ming
Season 2012-13-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 46 17.8 2.9 0.2 1.2 1.5 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.2 1.0 2.7 .382 0.7 2.0 .363 0.1 0.3 .462
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Duhon 2 34.0 5.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 5.5 .364 1.5 4.0 .375 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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