Chris Kaman vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Chris Kaman, 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.

Chris Kaman played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Chris Kaman had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Chris Kaman 13 3 2003-04 to 2015-16
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2003-042002-03
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 82 22.5 6.1 1.5 4.1 5.6 1.0 0.3 0.9 1.9 2.6 2.4 5.3 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .697
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 %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2004-052003-04
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 63 25.9 9.1 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.2 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 3.9 7.9 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .661
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 %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2005-062004-05
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisRockets 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 %
Chris Kaman 78 32.8 11.9 2.4 7.2 9.6 1.0 0.6 1.4 2.3 3.4 4.7 9.1 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.2 .770
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 %
Chris Kaman 11 29.5 10.7 1.9 6.1 8.0 0.9 0.5 0.8 3.0 3.5 4.6 7.8 .593 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.9 .762
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
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2006-072005-06
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 75 29.0 10.1 2.1 5.7 7.8 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.3 3.9 8.7 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.0 .741
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 %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2007-082006-07
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 56 37.2 15.7 3.1 9.6 12.7 1.9 0.6 2.8 2.9 3.2 6.0 12.5 .483 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.7 .762
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 %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2008-092007-08
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 31 29.7 12.0 2.4 5.5 8.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 2.7 3.0 5.2 9.8 .528 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .680
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 %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2009-102008-09
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 76 34.3 18.5 2.4 6.8 9.3 1.6 0.5 1.2 2.9 2.8 7.8 15.8 .490 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.0 .749
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 %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2010-112010-11
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 32 26.2 12.4 1.6 5.4 7.0 1.4 0.5 1.5 1.8 2.3 5.5 11.8 .471 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .754
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 %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2011-12-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 47 29.2 13.1 1.9 5.9 7.7 2.1 0.5 1.6 2.7 2.3 5.7 12.7 .446 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.3 .785
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2012-13-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 66 20.7 10.5 1.5 4.2 5.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.1 4.7 9.3 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .788
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2013-14-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 39 18.9 10.4 1.4 4.5 5.9 1.5 0.3 1.0 1.9 2.4 4.5 8.9 .509 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.7 .765
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2014-15-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 74 18.9 8.6 2.0 4.5 6.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.9 3.8 7.4 .515 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .706
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 3 12.3 3.0 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Chris Kaman Yao Ming
Season 2015-16-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 16 7.0 2.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.7 .465 0.1 0.3 .250 0.2 0.2 1.000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Kaman 4 8.0 3.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 1.5 2.5 1.8 4.5 .389 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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