Bam Adebayo vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Bam Adebayo, 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.
Bam Adebayo and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Bam Adebayo |
8 |
7 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
69 |
19.8 |
6.9 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.721 |
| difference: | +13 | +9.2 | +6.6 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.2 | -1.1 | -0.8 | +2.4 | +4.9 | +.014 | | +0.1 | | +1.8 | +1.9 | +.090 |
| 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 |
- |
3.7 |
4.5 |
.811 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
5 |
15.4 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
82 |
23.3 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
.576 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.200 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.735 |
| difference: | | +9.5 | +8.6 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.1 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +3.1 | +6.6 | +.054 | | +0.2 | | +2.4 | +2.6 | +.074 |
| 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 |
- |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.809 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
72 |
33.6 |
15.9 |
2.4 |
7.8 |
10.2 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
11.0 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.691 |
| difference: | +8 | +3.0 | +2.4 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +1.8 | +4.3 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -0.3 | -1.2 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +.005 | | +0.2 | | +1.2 | +0.9 | +.092 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
19 |
36.2 |
17.8 |
2.5 |
7.8 |
10.3 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
11.6 |
.564 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
.783 |
| difference: | +12 | +4.3 | +3.6 | +0.8 | +3.4 | +2.6 | +3.7 | +0.7 | +1.9 | -0.2 | -1.3 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +.091 | | +0.1 | | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.056 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
64 |
33.5 |
18.7 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
7.1 |
12.5 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.799 |
| difference: | +7 | +0.7 | +3.6 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +0.7 | +0.6 | | -1.1 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +.051 | | +0.1 | | +1.5 | +1.4 | +.054 |
| 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 |
- |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.853 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
4 |
34.0 |
15.5 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.769 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
56 |
32.6 |
19.1 |
2.4 |
7.6 |
10.1 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
13.0 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
.753 |
| difference: | +8 | +1.2 | +5.9 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +1.2 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +.041 | | +0.1 | | +2.8 | +2.5 | +.109 |
| 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 |
- |
7.4 |
8.6 |
.862 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
18 |
34.1 |
14.8 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
8.0 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
9.7 |
.594 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.763 |
| difference: | +11 | +3.0 | +10.3 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +1.8 | +0.9 | | -2.6 | -0.8 | +2.1 | +8.2 | +.154 | | +0.1 | | +6.2 | +6.5 | +.117 |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
75 |
34.6 |
20.4 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
9.2 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
14.9 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
.806 |
| difference: | +20 | +2.6 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.2 | -0.8 | -0.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.033 | | +0.2 | | +2.0 | +2.0 | +.044 |
| 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 |
- |
6.3 |
7.4 |
.850 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
23 |
37.0 |
17.9 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
9.9 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
15.1 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
.821 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
71 |
34.0 |
19.3 |
2.2 |
8.1 |
10.4 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
14.3 |
.521 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.357 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
.755 |
| difference: | +6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +0.7 | +1.0 | -0.7 | -1.1 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +.027 | +0.2 | +0.6 | | +0.8 | +0.2 | +.111 |
| 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 |
- |
4.9 |
5.7 |
.866 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
5 |
38.4 |
22.6 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
9.4 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
19.4 |
.495 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.200 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.714 |
| difference: | +4 | +2.5 | +5.5 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +2.8 | | +1.2 | -0.3 | | +3.6 | +8.4 | +.050 | +0.4 | +2.0 | | +2.1 | +1.5 | +.188 |
| 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.
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
78 |
34.3 |
18.1 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
9.6 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
14.3 |
.485 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.357 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.765 |
| difference: | +73 | +16.1 | +7.9 | +1.0 | +3.2 | +4.2 | +3.5 | +1.3 | +0.9 | -0.7 | -0.5 | +3.3 | +6.9 | +.001 | +1.0 | +2.8 | | +0.2 | +1.0 | +.173 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
4 |
38.3 |
17.5 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
16.0 |
.438 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
.636 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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