Bojan Bogdanovic vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Bojan Bogdanovic, 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.

Bojan Bogdanovic played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Bojan Bogdanovic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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.

Rookie Season
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Yao Ming
Season	2014-15	2002-03
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	78	23.8	9.0	0.6	2.1	2.7	0.9	0.4	0.1	1.0	1.3	3.3	7.4	.453	1.2	3.3	.355	1.1	1.4	.821
difference:	+4	+5.2	+4.5	+1.8	+3.7	+5.5	+0.8		+1.7	-1.1	-1.5	+1.6	+2.4	+.045	+1.2	+3.3		+2.6	+3.1	+.010
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	6	34.3	10.3	0.5	3.3	3.8	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.3	2.0	3.8	9.8	.390	1.8	5.5	.333	0.8	1.2	.714
Yao Ming	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Yao Ming
Season	2015-16	2003-04
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	79	26.8	11.2	0.5	2.8	3.2	1.3	0.4	0.1	1.5	1.5	4.1	9.5	.433	1.6	4.3	.382	1.4	1.7	.833
difference:	+3	+6.0	+6.3	+1.9	+3.8	+5.8	+0.2	+0.1	+1.8	-1.0	-1.8	+2.4	+3.0	+.089	+1.6	+4.3		+3.0	+3.7	+.024
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	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

Season 3
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Yao Ming
Season	2016-17	2004-05
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	81	25.7	13.7	0.5	3.0	3.4	1.4	0.4	0.1	1.6	1.8	4.6	10.4	.445	1.8	4.8	.367	2.7	3.0	.893
difference:	+1	+4.9	+4.6	+2.1	+2.8	+5.0	+0.6		+1.9	-0.9	-1.9	+2.1	+1.8	+.107	+1.8	+4.8		+2.2	+3.2	+.110
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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	13	20.3	8.8	0.8	3.5	4.3	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.6	1.3	2.8	6.7	.414	1.2	3.5	.356	2.1	2.5	.844
difference:	+6	+11.6	+12.6	+2.5	+0.9	+3.4		+0.2	+2.6	-2.1	-3.1	+5.1	+5.3	+.241	+1.2	+3.5		+3.6	+5.4	+.117
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
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Yao Ming
Season	2017-18	2005-06
Team	Indiana Pacers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	80	30.8	14.3	0.4	3.0	3.4	1.5	0.7	0.1	1.3	1.6	5.1	10.7	.474	1.9	4.8	.402	2.2	2.6	.868
difference:	+23	+3.4	+8.0	+2.2	+4.6	+6.8		+0.2	+1.5	-1.3	-1.8	+3.1	+5.1	+.045	+1.9	+4.8		+3.7	+4.3	+.015
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	7	34.0	12.4	0.1	3.3	3.4	1.9	0.9	0.0	1.9	3.3	4.6	11.6	.395	2.4	6.4	.378	0.9	1.4	.600
Yao Ming	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Yao Ming
Season	2018-19	2006-07
Team	Indiana Pacers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	81	31.8	18.0	0.4	3.7	4.1	2.0	0.9	0.0	1.7	1.7	6.4	13.0	.497	2.0	4.8	.425	3.0	3.8	.807
difference:	+33	+2.0	+7.0	+1.7	+3.6	+5.3		+0.5	+2.0	-1.8	-1.6	+2.4	+4.1	+.019	+2.0	+4.8		+4.4	+4.8	+.055
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	4	37.0	18.0	0.8	5.0	5.8	2.8	2.0	0.0	1.5	1.8	6.3	15.8	.397	1.8	5.5	.318	3.8	4.3	.882
difference:	+3	+0.1	+7.1	+2.5	+2.0	+4.5	+1.9	+1.9	+0.7	-3.2	-2.1	+1.6	+2.1	+.043	+1.8	+5.5		+5.6	+6.4	+.002
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
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Yao Ming
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	63	33.1	20.2	0.6	3.5	4.1	2.1	0.5	0.1	2.5	1.7	6.6	14.8	.447	3.0	7.3	.414	4.0	4.4	.903
difference:	+8	+4.1	+1.8	+2.5	+4.2	+6.7	+0.2		+1.9	-0.8	-1.4	+1.3	+0.7	+.060	+3.0	+7.3		+2.3	+3.0	+.053
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bojan Bogdanovic nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Yao Ming
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	72	30.8	17.0	0.6	3.3	3.9	1.9	0.6	0.1	1.8	1.6	5.6	12.8	.439	2.5	6.4	.390	3.2	3.7	.879
difference:	+5	+2.8	+2.7	+2.0	+3.9	+6.0	+0.1	+0.2	+1.8	-1.2	-1.7	+1.8	+0.6	+.109	+2.5	+6.4		+1.7	+2.0	+.013
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	11	35.5	18.1	0.5	3.7	4.3	1.5	0.9	0.0	2.1	2.5	5.8	12.5	.467	3.2	6.9	.461	3.3	3.7	.878
difference:	+2	+0.4	+1.0	+1.6	+5.1	+6.6	+0.5	+0.5	+1.2	-0.2	-0.5	+0.2	+1.5	+.078	+3.2	+6.9		+1.8	+2.0	+.024
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
	Bojan Bogdanovic	Yao Ming
Season	2021-22	2010-11
Team	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	69	30.9	18.1	0.8	3.4	4.3	1.7	0.5	0.0	1.7	1.7	6.1	13.4	.455	2.6	6.8	.387	3.2	3.8	.858
difference:	+64	+12.7	+7.9	+0.6	+0.6	+1.1	+0.9	+0.5	+1.6	-0.3	-0.9	+2.5	+6.0	+.031	+2.6	+6.8		+0.2	+0.6	+.080
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		%
Bojan Bogdanovic	6	35.7	18.0	0.5	3.7	4.2	1.7	0.3	0.0	2.0	4.0	6.5	13.5	.481	1.8	5.5	.333	3.2	4.0	.792
Yao Ming	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-