Luke Babbitt vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Luke Babbitt, 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.

Luke Babbitt and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Luke Babbitt had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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
Luke Babbitt 8 1 2010-11 to 2017-18
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luke Babbitt Yao Ming
Season 2010-112002-03
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Luke Babbitt 24 5.7 1.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 2.3 .273 0.1 0.7 .188 0.1 0.4 .333
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luke Babbitt Yao Ming
Season 2011-122003-04
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Luke Babbitt 40 13.4 5.1 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.8 4.3 .410 1.1 2.5 .430 0.4 0.5 .850
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
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
Luke Babbitt Yao Ming
Season 2012-132004-05
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Luke Babbitt 62 11.8 3.9 0.2 2.0 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 1.4 3.8 .368 1.0 2.9 .348 0.2 0.2 .769
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
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
Luke Babbitt Yao Ming
Season 2013-142005-06
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston 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 %
Luke Babbitt 27 17.5 6.3 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.9 2.2 5.7 .390 1.3 3.5 .379 0.5 0.7 .778
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Luke Babbitt Yao Ming
Season 2014-152006-07
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Luke Babbitt 63 13.2 4.1 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.0 .479 0.9 1.8 .513 0.2 0.3 .684
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
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
Luke Babbitt Yao Ming
Season 2015-162007-08
Team New Orleans PelicansHouston 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 %
Luke Babbitt 47 18.0 7.0 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.9 2.6 6.1 .422 0.9 2.3 .404 0.8 1.1 .780
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Luke Babbitt Yao Ming
Season 2016-172008-09
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luke Babbitt 68 15.7 4.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.7 1.7 4.1 .402 1.3 3.1 .414 0.2 0.2 .733
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
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
Luke Babbitt Yao Ming
Season 2017-182010-11
Team Atlanta Hawks, Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Luke Babbitt 50 14.3 5.2 0.1 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.8 4.3 .423 1.2 3.1 .385 0.3 0.4 .773
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 %
Luke Babbitt 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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