Brandon Miller vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Brandon Miller, 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.

Brandon Miller played 2 years in the NBA, 6 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Brandon Miller had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Brandon Miller 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brandon Miller Yao Ming
Season 2023-242002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Miller 74 32.2 17.3 0.8 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.4 14.6 .440 2.5 6.7 .373 1.9 2.3 .827
difference:+8+3.2+3.8+1.6+2.4+3.9+0.7+0.5+1.2-0.3-0.3+1.5+4.8+.058+2.5+6.7+1.8+2.2+.016
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
* Neiher Brandon Miller nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Brandon Miller Yao Ming
Season 2024-252003-04
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston 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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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Miller 27 34.2 21.0 0.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.7 7.3 18.2 .403 3.9 10.9 .355 2.5 2.9 .861
difference:+55+1.4+3.5+1.5+2.7+4.1+2.1+0.8+1.2-0.3-0.6+0.8+5.7+.119+3.9+10.9+1.9+2.5+.052
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Miller 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

Additional Years

* Yao Ming played 6 seasons more than Brandon Miller in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2005 to 2011—Yao Ming played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Brandon Miller, Yao Ming got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game