Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Earl Watson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming and Earl Watson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 20 times in NBA games. Yao Ming has a 14-6 winning record over Earl Watson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Yao Ming
vs.
Earl Watson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Earl Watson:
2001-02 to 2013-14
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
14
14
0
Earl Watson
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 18.4 9.4 1.5 0.52.3
Earl Watson 5.5 1.6 3.61.20.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 31 17 6 34
Earl Watson 20 7 9 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 20

games		 20

games		 2

games		 4

games		18

games
Earl Watson 0

games 		0

games		 14

games		 10

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		 6

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2002
1. Rockets 109   Yao Ming 18 15 3 0 0 6 5 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Grizzlies 114   Earl Watson 4 2 4 1 0 1 2 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 27, 2003
2. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 13 10 0 0 3 1 3 29 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Grizzlies 95   Earl Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 2003
3. Rockets 93   Yao Ming 18 7 2 0 1 5 2 33 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Grizzlies 82   Earl Watson 2 3 2 1 1 1 4 26 0-9 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 15, 2003
4. Rockets 97   Yao Ming 10 6 3 1 3 6 2 21 2-6 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Grizzlies 86   Earl Watson 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 17 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2003
5. Rockets 71   Yao Ming 19 10 0 0 3 2 2 37 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 5-9 .556
Grizzlies 79   Earl Watson 9 3 4 3 0 3 3 25 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 2004
6. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 13 6 1 1 2 4 3 34 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Grizzlies 88   Earl Watson 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 11 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2004
7. Rockets 88   Yao Ming 17 11 0 0 3 0 3 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Grizzlies 80   Earl Watson 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 17 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 2004
8. Rockets 86   Yao Ming 14 7 0 0 4 2 3 31 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Grizzlies 109   Earl Watson 5 0 4 3 0 1 3 19 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2004
9. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 8 4 0 1 3 1 5 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Grizzlies 81   Earl Watson 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 16 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Nov. 09, 2004
10. Rockets 90   Yao Ming 14 11 1 0 2 3 6 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Grizzlies 87   Earl Watson 10 1 3 0 0 3 3 19 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 17, 2005
11. Rockets 80   Yao Ming 8 5 0 0 4 0 6 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Grizzlies 99   Earl Watson 7 2 6 3 0 0 3 20 3-5 .600 1-3 .333 0-2 .000
Apr. 13, 2005
12. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 28 9 0 1 4 2 5 35 10-16 .625 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Grizzlies 92   Earl Watson 0 3 3 0 0 3 1 13 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 29, 2006
13. Rockets 115   Yao Ming 29 10 5 3 1 2 2 30 9-14 .643 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Supersonics 87   Earl Watson 20 1 4 0 0 1 5 30 6-10 .600 3-6 .500 5-6 .833
Apr. 04, 2006
14. Rockets 87   Yao Ming 22 10 2 1 1 2 6 28 7-15 .467 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 104   Earl Watson 7 2 4 1 0 1 2 24 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 09, 2007
15. Rockets 95   Yao Ming 31 7 0 0 2 2 4 29 10-19 .526 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
Supersonics 90   Earl Watson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 10 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2008
16. Rockets 96   Yao Ming 30 17 2 0 3 2 2 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Supersonics 89   Earl Watson 9 1 9 2 0 1 2 25 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 2008
17. Rockets 109   Yao Ming 26 12 6 0 1 3 1 42 6-13 .462 0-0 - 14-15 .933
Supersonics 107   Earl Watson 10 2 6 0 0 2 0 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2008
18. Rockets 89   Yao Ming 16 11 2 0 1 1 3 39 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Thunder 77   Earl Watson 6 7 8 1 0 3 1 31 3-12 .250 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Nov. 17, 2008
19. Rockets 100   Yao Ming 19 12 2 0 3 4 4 33 7-8 .875 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Thunder 89   Earl Watson 3 0 4 0 0 3 2 25 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 09, 2009
20. Rockets 98   Yao Ming 14 7 0 2 2 6 3 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Thunder 96   Earl Watson 9 4 4 1 0 3 2 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
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