Daequan Cook vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Daequan Cook, 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.

Daequan Cook played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Daequan Cook had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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
Daequan Cook 6 4 2007-08 to 2012-13
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daequan Cook Yao Ming
Season 2007-082002-03
Team Miami HeatHouston 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 %
Daequan Cook 59 24.4 8.8 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.3 8.7 .381 1.3 4.0 .332 0.8 1.0 .825
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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Daequan Cook Yao Ming
Season 2008-092003-04
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Daequan Cook 75 24.4 9.1 0.3 2.3 2.5 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.7 3.2 8.6 .375 2.0 5.3 .387 0.7 0.7 .875
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 %
Daequan Cook 7 23.0 5.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.9 2.6 1.9 6.0 .310 1.3 4.3 .300 0.3 0.3 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
Daequan Cook Yao Ming
Season 2009-102004-05
Team Miami HeatHouston 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 %
Daequan Cook 45 15.4 5.0 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.8 5.6 .320 0.9 2.8 .317 0.5 0.6 .840
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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
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
Daequan Cook Yao Ming
Season 2010-112005-06
Team Oklahoma City ThunderHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Daequan Cook 43 13.9 5.6 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.2 1.8 4.2 .436 1.5 3.6 .422 0.4 0.5 .800
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 %
Daequan Cook 17 11.5 3.8 0.1 1.5 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.3 3.3 .393 0.9 2.7 .348 0.2 0.2 1.000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Daequan Cook Yao Ming
Season 2011-122006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 %
Daequan Cook 57 17.4 5.5 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.9 5.2 .368 1.4 4.0 .346 0.2 0.4 .636
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 %
Daequan Cook 16 6.8 2.3 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.3 .378 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.1 .000
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
Daequan Cook Yao Ming
Season 2012-132007-08
Team Houston Rockets, Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Daequan Cook 49 9.0 2.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.4 .305 0.5 1.9 .286 0.2 0.2 .750
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 %
Daequan Cook 6 6.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.2 1.7 .100 0.2 1.3 .125 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Daequan Cook Yao Ming
Season -2008-09
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Rockets 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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
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
Daequan Cook 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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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