O.J. Mayo vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and O.J. Mayo, 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.

O.J. Mayo and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. O.J. Mayo had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
O.J. Mayo 8 3 2008-09 to 2015-16
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

O.J. Mayo Yao Ming
Season 2008-092002-03
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
O.J. Mayo 82 38.0 18.5 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.2 1.1 0.2 2.8 2.5 6.9 15.6 .438 1.8 4.6 .384 3.0 3.4 .879
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 %
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2

O.J. Mayo Yao Ming
Season 2009-102003-04
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston 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 %
O.J. Mayo 82 38.0 17.5 0.7 3.0 3.8 3.0 1.2 0.2 2.1 2.1 6.6 14.4 .458 1.7 4.3 .383 2.6 3.2 .809
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 %
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------
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

O.J. Mayo Yao Ming
Season 2010-112004-05
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West 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 %
O.J. Mayo 71 26.3 11.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.3 10.5 .407 1.4 3.7 .364 1.4 1.8 .756
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 %
O.J. Mayo 13 27.8 11.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.3 3.2 4.0 10.3 .388 1.5 3.8 .408 1.8 2.2 .793
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

O.J. Mayo Yao Ming
Season 2011-122005-06
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West 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 %
O.J. Mayo 66 26.8 12.6 0.5 2.7 3.2 2.6 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.1 4.5 11.2 .408 1.5 4.2 .364 2.0 2.6 .773
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 %
O.J. Mayo 7 23.3 8.9 0.3 3.3 3.6 2.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.6 2.4 8.9 .274 1.0 3.4 .292 3.0 3.9 .778
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5

O.J. Mayo Yao Ming
Season 2012-132006-07
Team Dallas MavericksHouston 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 %
O.J. Mayo 82 35.5 15.3 0.4 3.1 3.5 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.6 2.4 5.6 12.5 .449 1.7 4.3 .407 2.3 2.8 .820
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 %
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------
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

O.J. Mayo Yao Ming
Season 2013-142007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston 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 %
O.J. Mayo 52 25.9 11.7 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.2 0.5 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.3 10.6 .407 1.6 4.4 .370 1.5 1.7 .864
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 %
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7

O.J. Mayo Yao Ming
Season 2014-152008-09
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
O.J. Mayo 71 23.9 11.4 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.3 4.2 9.9 .422 1.4 3.9 .357 1.6 2.0 .827
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 %
O.J. Mayo 6 26.0 9.0 0.2 3.2 3.3 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 2.3 3.0 9.0 .333 1.0 3.2 .316 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

O.J. Mayo Yao Ming
Season 2015-162010-11
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -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 %
O.J. Mayo 41 26.6 7.8 0.3 2.2 2.6 2.9 1.2 0.2 1.8 3.1 2.9 7.8 .371 1.3 4.0 .321 0.8 1.0 .775
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 %
O.J. Mayo ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------