Charlie Bell vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Charlie Bell, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Charlie Bell played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Charlie Bell had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Charlie Bell 7 2 2001-02 to 2010-11
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Charlie Bell Yao Ming
Season 2001-022002-03
Team Phoenix Suns, Dallas MavericksHouston 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 %
Charlie Bell 7 6.3 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.6 .273 0.0 0.9 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
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 %
Charlie Bell ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Note: Charlie Bell didn't play in 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05.

Season 2
Charlie Bell Yao Ming
Season 2005-062003-04
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Charlie Bell 59 21.7 8.4 0.4 1.7 2.0 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.7 2.1 3.1 6.9 .439 1.2 2.8 .423 1.1 1.5 .708
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 %
Charlie Bell 5 21.6 9.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 3.4 8.6 .395 1.0 2.2 .455 1.4 1.4 1.000
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
Charlie Bell Yao Ming
Season 2006-072004-05
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -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 %
Charlie Bell 82 34.7 13.5 0.7 2.2 2.9 3.0 1.2 0.0 1.3 2.6 5.2 11.9 .437 1.5 4.4 .352 1.6 2.0 .780
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 %
Charlie Bell ------- --- ----------
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
Charlie Bell Yao Ming
Season 2007-082005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston 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 %
Charlie Bell 68 23.9 7.6 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.1 0.8 0.0 1.1 1.8 2.7 7.1 .381 1.1 3.2 .341 1.0 1.3 .805
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 %
Charlie Bell ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Charlie Bell Yao Ming
Season 2008-092006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston 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 %
Charlie Bell 70 25.5 8.4 0.5 1.5 1.9 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.1 2.0 3.1 7.5 .414 1.2 3.4 .363 0.9 1.1 .825
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 %
Charlie Bell ------- --- ----------
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
Charlie Bell Yao Ming
Season 2009-102007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Charlie Bell 71 22.7 6.5 0.4 1.4 1.9 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.4 6.2 .381 1.0 2.8 .365 0.7 0.9 .716
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 %
Charlie Bell 3 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Charlie Bell Yao Ming
Season 2010-112008-09
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Bell 19 9.0 1.7 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.6 2.3 .279 0.3 1.1 .286 0.1 0.2 .500
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 %
Charlie Bell ------- --- ----------
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
Charlie Bell Yao Ming
Season -2010-11
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Charlie Bell ------- --- ----------
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 %
Charlie Bell ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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