Cameron Johnson vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Cameron Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Cameron Johnson played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Cameron Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Cameron Johnson 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cameron Johnson Yao Ming
Season 2019-202002-03
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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%
Cameron Johnson 57 22.0 8.8 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.5 3.1 7.1 .435 1.9 4.8 .390 0.8 1.0 .807
difference:+25+7.0+4.7+1.5+3.4+4.9+0.5+0.2+1.4-1.5-1.3+1.8+2.7+.063+1.9+4.8+2.9+3.5+.004
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 Cameron Johnson nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Cameron Johnson Yao Ming
Season 2020-212003-04
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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%
Cameron Johnson 60 24.0 9.6 0.6 2.8 3.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.4 8.1 .420 2.0 5.6 .349 0.8 1.0 .847
difference:+22+8.8+7.9+1.8+3.8+5.7+0.1+0.3+1.6-1.8-1.9+3.1+4.4+.102+2.0+5.6+3.6+4.4+.038
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%
Cameron Johnson 21 21.1 8.2 0.8 2.4 3.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.2 .500 1.6 3.5 .446 1.4 1.5 .906
difference:+16+16.5+6.8+1.4+2.8+4.3+1.0+0.5+1.2-1.9-2.7+3.6+8.4+.044+1.6+3.5+1.2+1.9+.141
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
Cameron Johnson Yao Ming
Season 2021-222004-05
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisRockets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 66 26.2 12.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.7 4.2 9.2 .460 2.5 5.9 .425 1.5 1.7 .860
difference:+14+4.4+5.8+2.0+2.3+4.3+0.7+0.5+1.8-1.8-2.0+2.5+3.0+.092+2.5+5.9+3.4+4.5+.077
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 13 24.6 10.8 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 3.5 7.6 .465 1.7 4.5 .373 2.0 2.5 .813
difference:+6+7.3+10.6+2.6+1.6+4.2+0.8+0.1+2.6-1.8-2.0+4.4+4.4+.190+1.7+4.5+3.7+5.4+.086
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
Cameron Johnson Yao Ming
Season 2022-232005-06
Team Phoenix Suns, 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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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 42 28.6 15.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 5.3 11.3 .470 2.5 6.1 .404 2.4 2.9 .842
difference:+15+5.6+6.8+1.8+4.0+5.8+0.4+0.7+1.3-1.7-1.4+2.9+4.5+.049+2.5+6.1+3.5+4.0+.011
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 4 38.0 18.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.5 7.0 13.8 .509 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.8 .857
Yao Ming DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Cameron Johnson Yao Ming
Season 2023-242006-07
Team Brooklyn NetsHouston 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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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 58 27.6 13.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.8 10.7 .446 2.4 6.1 .391 1.5 1.9 .789
difference:+10+6.2+11.6+1.2+3.9+5.1+0.4+0.4+1.7-2.5-1.5+4.0+6.4+.070+2.4+6.1+5.9+6.7+.073
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson DNP------ --- ----------
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
Cameron Johnson Yao Ming
Season 2024-252007-08
Team Brooklyn NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cameron Johnson 57 31.6 18.8 0.9 3.4 4.3 3.4 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.8 6.2 13.1 .475 2.8 7.2 .390 3.5 3.9 .893
difference:+2+5.6+3.2+2.2+4.3+6.5+1.1+0.4+1.6-1.6-1.3+1.7+2.4+.032+2.8+7.2+2.8+3.5+.043
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 Cameron Johnson nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Yao Ming played 2 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2009 to 2011—Yao Ming played in one postseason.

In those 2 extra years over Cameron Johnson, Yao Ming got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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