Barry Clemens vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Barry Clemens, 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

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.

Barry Clemens played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Barry Clemens had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, 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
Barry Clemens 11 2 1965-66 to 1975-76
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1965-662002-03
Team New York KnicksHouston 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 %
Barry Clemens 70 12.5 5.4 - - 2.6 1.0 - - - 1.6 2.3 5.6 .412 - - - 0.8 1.1 .692
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 %
Barry Clemens ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1966-672003-04
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Barry Clemens 60 16.4 7.3 - - 3.4 0.7 - - - 2.4 3.1 7.4 .419 - - - 1.1 1.5 .756
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 %
Barry Clemens 3 6.7 2.0 - - 1.0 0.7 - - - 1.0 0.0 1.3 .000 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857
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

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1967-682004-05
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Barry Clemens 78 20.9 9.3 - - 4.8 1.3 - - - 2.9 3.9 8.6 .449 - - - 1.6 2.2 .724
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 %
Barry Clemens 4 11.3 5.0 - - 0.5 1.3 - - - 1.5 2.0 4.0 .500 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1968-692005-06
Team Chicago BullsHouston 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 %
Barry Clemens 75 19.3 7.4 - - 4.2 1.7 - - - 2.2 3.1 8.4 .374 - - - 1.1 1.7 .656
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 %
Barry Clemens ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1969-702006-07
Team Seattle SupersonicsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second 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 %
Barry Clemens 78 19.1 8.3 - - 4.1 1.5 - - - 2.4 3.5 7.6 .454 - - - 1.4 1.8 .793
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 %
Barry Clemens ------- --- ----------
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

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1970-712007-08
Team Seattle SupersonicsHouston 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 %
Barry Clemens 78 16.5 7.4 - - 3.1 1.2 - - - 2.2 3.2 6.7 .470 - - - 1.1 1.5 .728
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 %
Barry Clemens ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1971-722008-09
Team Seattle SupersonicsHouston 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 %
Barry Clemens 82 17.6 7.1 - - 3.5 0.8 - - - 2.4 3.1 5.9 .521 - - - 0.9 1.1 .844
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 %
Barry Clemens ------- --- ----------
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

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1972-732010-11
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston 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 %
Barry Clemens 72 15.5 6.5 - - 2.9 1.6 - - - 1.9 2.9 5.6 .516 - - - 0.7 0.9 .779
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 %
Barry Clemens ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1973-74-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Barry Clemens 71 12.9 5.5 0.6 1.7 2.3 1.1 0.5 0.0 - 1.9 2.3 4.9 .471 - - - 0.9 1.0 .849
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barry Clemens ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1974-75-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Barry Clemens 77 12.4 4.9 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.0 0.9 0.0 - 1.8 2.2 4.6 .473 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barry Clemens ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Barry Clemens Yao Ming
Season 1975-76-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Barry Clemens 49 9.0 3.5 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.1 - 1.2 1.4 2.9 .490 - - - 0.6 0.7 .886
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Barry Clemens ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------