Chet Holmgren vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Chet Holmgren, 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.
Chet Holmgren played 2 years in the NBA, 6 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Chet Holmgren 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 |
| Chet Holmgren |
2 |
2 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
| Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Chet Holmgren |
82 |
29.4 |
16.5 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
11.6 |
.530 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.370 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.793 |
| difference: | | +0.4 | +3.0 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +.032 | +1.6 | +4.3 | | +1.0 | +1.1 | +.018 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Chet Holmgren |
10 |
34.5 |
15.6 |
1.4 |
5.8 |
7.2 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
11.9 |
.496 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
.260 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.758 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Chet Holmgren |
32 |
27.4 |
15.0 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
10.7 |
.490 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.379 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.754 |
| difference: | +50 | +5.4 | +2.5 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -1.0 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +.032 | +1.4 | +3.6 | | +1.2 | +1.2 | +.055 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Chet Holmgren |
23 |
29.8 |
15.2 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.462 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.297 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.784 |
| difference: | +18 | +7.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -1.4 | -2.0 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +.006 | +1.2 | +4.0 | | +0.7 | +0.8 | +.019 |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Yao Ming played 6 seasons more than Chet Holmgren 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 Chet Holmgren, Yao Ming got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Second Team
2 All-NBA Third Team
6 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion