Yao Ming vs. Brad Sellers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brad Sellers 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, 2 more than Brad Sellers, who played 6. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Brad Sellers had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Brad Sellers 6 4 1986-87 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Brad Sellers
Season 2002-031986-87
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East 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 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
Brad Sellers 80 21.9 8.5 1.9 2.7 4.7 1.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 2.4 3.5 7.6 .455 0.0 0.1 .200 1.6 2.2 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Brad Sellers 3 22.7 5.0 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.7 2.0 6.3 .316 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2
Yao Ming Brad Sellers
Season 2003-041987-88
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East 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 %
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
Brad Sellers 82 27.0 9.5 1.3 1.7 3.0 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.1 4.0 8.7 .457 0.0 0.1 .143 1.5 1.9 .790
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
Brad Sellers 10 14.4 4.5 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.5 4.3 .349 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.7 .882

Season 3
Yao Ming Brad Sellers
Season 2004-051988-89
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East 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
Brad Sellers 80 21.7 6.9 1.1 1.8 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.2 2.9 6.0 .485 0.0 0.1 .500 1.1 1.3 .851
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
Brad Sellers 13 13.6 4.2 1.2 1.2 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.7 4.5 .379 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.9 .833

Season 4
Yao Ming Brad Sellers
Season 2005-061989-90
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics, Minnesota Timberwolves
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 %
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
Brad Sellers 59 11.9 4.5 0.7 0.8 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.7 4.3 .406 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.2 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------

Note: Brad Sellers didn't play in 1990-91.

Season 5
Yao Ming Brad Sellers
Season 2006-071991-92
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East 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 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
Brad Sellers 43 5.3 2.4 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .769
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
Brad Sellers 2 6.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6
Yao Ming Brad Sellers
Season 2007-081992-93
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
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
Brad Sellers 54 9.9 2.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.4 .377 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.7 .949
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Brad Sellers
Season 2008-09-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
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
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------
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
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Brad Sellers
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
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Brad Sellers ------- --- ----------
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