Richard Jefferson vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Richard Jefferson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Richard Jefferson played 17 years in the NBA, 9 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Richard Jefferson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 |
Richard Jefferson |
17 |
12 |
2001-02 to 2017-18 |
Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
79 |
24.3 |
9.4 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.457 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.232 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.713 |
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 |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
20 |
22.1 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.550 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
80 |
36.0 |
15.5 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
11.4 |
.501 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
.743 |
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 |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
20 |
35.7 |
14.1 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
11.6 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
.718 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
82 |
38.2 |
18.5 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
13.6 |
.498 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.364 |
4.4 |
5.7 |
.763 |
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 |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
11 |
41.6 |
19.8 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
14.4 |
.418 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
.273 |
7.0 |
9.8 |
.713 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
33 |
41.1 |
22.2 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
17.1 |
.422 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.337 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
.844 |
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 |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
4 |
35.5 |
15.8 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
12.5 |
.400 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
5.3 |
7.8 |
.677 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
78 |
39.2 |
19.5 |
1.2 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
12.9 |
.493 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.319 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
.812 |
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 |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
11 |
39.7 |
22.2 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
8.2 |
15.0 |
.545 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.414 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.825 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
55 |
35.6 |
16.3 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
12.1 |
.456 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.359 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
.733 |
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 |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
12 |
40.8 |
19.7 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
14.0 |
.482 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.325 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
.924 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
82 |
39.0 |
22.6 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
7.5 |
16.2 |
.466 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.362 |
6.6 |
8.3 |
.798 |
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 |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
82 |
35.8 |
19.6 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
14.9 |
.439 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.397 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
.805 |
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 |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
81 |
31.1 |
12.3 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
9.6 |
.467 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.316 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.735 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
10 |
33.4 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
.486 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.200 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.758 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
81 |
30.4 |
11.0 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
7.9 |
.474 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
.440 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.759 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
6 |
29.3 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.387 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.353 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.818 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
63 |
27.7 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
.416 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.420 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.694 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
56 |
10.1 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
.456 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.311 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.717 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
7 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.444 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.667 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.333 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
82 |
27.0 |
10.1 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
.450 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.409 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.741 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
74 |
16.8 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.444 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.426 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.684 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
4 |
12.8 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.357 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.375 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
74 |
17.9 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
.458 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.382 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
21 |
18.1 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
.524 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.393 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.750 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
79 |
20.4 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
.446 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.333 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.741 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
14 |
12.8 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.421 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.263 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.643 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
20 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.444 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.571 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Richard Jefferson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |