Yao Ming vs. Andre Roberson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andre Roberson and Yao Ming, 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

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.

Yao Ming played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Andre Roberson, who played 7. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Andre Roberson had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11
Andre Roberson 7 4 2013-14 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Andre Roberson
Season 2002-032013-14
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andre Roberson 40 10.0 1.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.9 0.8 1.7 .485 0.1 0.3 .154 0.2 0.3 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Andre Roberson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Yao Ming Andre Roberson
Season 2003-042014-15
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
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
Andre Roberson 67 19.2 3.4 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.7 2.1 1.4 3.0 .458 0.3 1.3 .247 0.3 0.7 .479
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andre Roberson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Andre Roberson
Season 2004-052015-16
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andre Roberson 70 22.2 4.8 1.1 2.5 3.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.9 1.9 3.9 .496 0.5 1.5 .311 0.5 0.8 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andre Roberson 18 26.2 5.6 1.4 4.2 5.6 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.6 2.5 2.2 4.8 .465 0.7 2.1 .324 0.4 1.1 .400

Season 4
Yao Ming Andre Roberson
Season 2005-062016-17
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
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
Andre Roberson 79 30.1 6.6 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.6 2.6 2.7 5.9 .464 0.6 2.3 .245 0.6 1.4 .423
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Andre Roberson 5 37.0 11.6 3.6 2.6 6.2 1.8 2.4 3.4 1.4 3.0 4.8 9.2 .522 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 4.2 .143

Season 5
Yao Ming Andre Roberson
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
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
Andre Roberson 39 26.6 5.0 1.9 2.8 4.7 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 2.3 2.2 4.2 .537 0.2 0.9 .222 0.3 1.0 .316
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andre Roberson ------- --- ----------

Note: Andre Roberson didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 6
Yao Ming Andre Roberson
Season 2007-082019-20
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
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
Andre Roberson 7 12.4 2.9 1.0 2.9 3.9 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.9 1.1 4.1 .276 0.4 2.0 .214 0.1 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Andre Roberson 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Yao Ming Andre Roberson
Season 2008-092020-21
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andre Roberson 5 12.6 1.2 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 2.8 .143 0.2 1.6 .125 0.2 0.4 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andre Roberson ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Andre Roberson
Season 2010-11-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did 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 %
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
Andre Roberson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Andre Roberson ------- --- ----------
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