Alan Anderson vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Alan Anderson, 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.

Alan Anderson and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Alan Anderson had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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
Alan Anderson 8 2 2005-06 to 2016-17
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alan Anderson Yao Ming
Season 2005-062002-03
Team Charlotte BobcatsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Alan Anderson 36 15.7 5.8 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.3 2.1 5.0 .414 0.7 1.6 .414 0.9 1.1 .805
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 %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Alan Anderson Yao Ming
Season 2006-072003-04
Team Charlotte BobcatsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Alan Anderson 17 15.1 5.8 0.6 1.2 1.9 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.3 1.9 2.2 4.8 .457 0.3 1.2 .250 1.1 1.4 .826
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 %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Alan Anderson didn't play in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11.

Season 3
Alan Anderson Yao Ming
Season 2011-122004-05
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Alan Anderson 17 27.1 9.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.5 2.1 3.2 8.4 .387 1.4 3.6 .393 1.7 2.0 .853
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 %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
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
Alan Anderson Yao Ming
Season 2012-132005-06
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
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 %
Alan Anderson 65 23.0 10.7 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.2 2.0 3.6 9.5 .383 1.5 4.4 .333 1.9 2.3 .857
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 %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Alan Anderson Yao Ming
Season 2013-142006-07
Team Brooklyn NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisRockets 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 %
Alan Anderson 78 22.7 7.2 0.5 1.7 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.9 2.5 6.2 .400 1.1 3.2 .339 1.2 1.5 .780
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 %
Alan Anderson 12 21.8 5.9 0.8 1.8 2.7 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.8 2.7 2.1 5.2 .403 0.8 2.6 .290 1.0 1.5 .667
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
Alan Anderson Yao Ming
Season 2014-152007-08
Team Brooklyn NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Alan Anderson 74 23.6 7.4 0.4 2.3 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.8 2.0 2.6 5.9 .443 1.0 2.8 .348 1.1 1.4 .812
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 %
Alan Anderson 6 23.7 11.0 0.3 3.2 3.5 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.5 4.2 6.8 .610 1.7 2.7 .625 1.0 1.5 .667
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Alan Anderson Yao Ming
Season 2015-162008-09
Team Washington WizardsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Alan Anderson 13 14.8 5.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.9 1.6 4.5 .356 0.9 2.8 .324 0.8 1.2 .733
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 %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
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
Alan Anderson Yao Ming
Season 2016-172010-11
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -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 %
Alan Anderson 30 10.3 2.9 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.7 .375 0.5 1.5 .318 0.4 0.5 .750
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 %
Alan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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