Adonal Foyle vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Adonal Foyle, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Adonal Foyle played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Adonal Foyle had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Adonal Foyle 12 3 1997-98 to 2008-09
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12

Rookie Season

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 1997-982002-03
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 55 11.9 3.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.9 1.7 1.3 3.1 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .435
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 %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 1998-992003-04
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Adonal Foyle 44 14.0 2.9 1.8 2.6 4.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.7 2.0 1.2 2.8 .430 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .490
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 %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 1999-002004-05
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Adonal Foyle 76 21.8 5.5 2.3 3.3 5.6 0.6 0.3 1.8 0.9 2.9 2.5 5.0 .508 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.2 .378
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 %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 2000-012005-06
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 58 25.1 5.9 2.7 4.3 7.0 0.8 0.5 2.7 1.4 2.3 2.7 6.5 .416 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.2 .441
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 %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 2001-022006-07
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Adonal Foyle 79 18.8 4.8 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.5 0.5 2.1 1.0 2.3 2.2 4.9 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.2 .398
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 %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 2002-032007-08
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 82 21.8 5.4 2.1 3.8 6.0 0.5 0.5 2.5 0.9 2.6 2.3 4.2 .536 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.3 .673
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 %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 2003-042008-09
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 44 13.0 3.1 1.2 2.6 3.8 0.4 0.1 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.3 3.0 .454 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .543
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 %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
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.

Season 8

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 2004-052010-11
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 78 21.8 4.5 2.1 3.4 5.5 0.7 0.3 2.0 0.7 2.6 2.0 4.0 .502 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .556
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 %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 2005-06-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 77 23.7 4.5 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.0 2.8 2.0 3.9 .507 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .612
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 2006-07-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 48 9.9 2.2 1.1 1.6 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.8 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .440
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 2007-08-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 82 9.4 1.9 0.9 1.7 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.9 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .471
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 3 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Adonal Foyle Yao Ming
Season 2008-09-
Team Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 10 6.2 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.1 .636 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adonal Foyle 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------