Yao Ming vs. Georges Niang Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Georges Niang 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.
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 and Georges Niang both played 8 years in the NBA. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Georges Niang had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 |
Georges Niang |
8 |
6 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Yao Ming |
Georges Niang |
Season |
2002-03 | 2016-17 |
Team |
Houston Rockets | Indiana Pacers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Georges Niang |
23 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.083 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Georges Niang |
9 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.364 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
|
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 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Georges Niang |
59 |
8.7 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
.475 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.410 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.833 |
|
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 |
Georges Niang |
5 |
11.0 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.409 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.308 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Georges Niang |
66 |
14.0 |
5.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.438 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.400 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.833 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
7 |
16.3 |
8.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.500 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.414 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Georges Niang |
72 |
16.0 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
.437 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.425 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.957 |
|
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 |
Georges Niang |
11 |
11.7 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
.282 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
.300 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Georges Niang |
76 |
22.8 |
9.2 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.437 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
.403 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.881 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
12 |
16.5 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.372 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Georges Niang |
78 |
19.4 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.442 |
2.0 |
4.9 |
.401 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.867 |
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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 |
Georges Niang |
11 |
14.3 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
.500 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
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 |
Georges Niang |
82 |
22.3 |
9.4 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.449 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.376 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
8 |
13.3 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
.229 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.111 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.875 |