Doug Collins vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Doug Collins, 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

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.

Doug Collins and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Doug Collins had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
Doug Collins 8 3 1973-74 to 1980-81
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Doug Collins Yao Ming
Season 1973-742002-03
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston 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 %
Doug Collins 25 17.4 8.0 0.3 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.1 - 2.6 2.9 7.8 .371 - - - 2.2 2.9 .764
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 %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Doug Collins Yao Ming
Season 1974-752003-04
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third 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 %
Doug Collins 81 34.8 17.9 1.3 2.6 3.9 2.6 1.3 0.2 - 3.6 6.9 14.2 .488 - - - 4.1 4.8 .844
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 %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
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
Doug Collins Yao Ming
Season 1975-762004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Doug Collins 77 38.9 20.8 1.6 2.4 4.0 2.5 1.4 0.3 - 3.2 8.0 15.5 .513 - - - 4.8 5.8 .836
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 %
Doug Collins 3 39.0 19.3 4.3 2.7 7.0 3.3 1.0 0.3 - 3.0 7.7 17.7 .434 - - - 4.0 4.7 .857
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
Doug Collins Yao Ming
Season 1976-772005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA 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 %
Doug Collins 58 35.1 18.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 4.7 1.2 0.3 - 3.0 7.3 14.2 .518 - - - 3.6 4.3 .840
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 %
Doug Collins 19 39.9 22.4 1.6 2.6 4.2 3.9 1.5 0.2 - 3.0 9.3 16.7 .557 - - - 3.7 5.1 .740
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Doug Collins Yao Ming
Season 1977-782006-07
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 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 %
Doug Collins 79 35.1 19.7 1.1 1.8 2.9 4.1 1.6 0.3 3.2 2.9 8.1 15.5 .526 - - - 3.4 4.2 .812
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 %
Doug Collins 10 34.2 20.4 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.7 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.9 8.2 16.5 .497 - - - 4.0 4.9 .816
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
Doug Collins Yao Ming
Season 1978-792007-08
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Doug Collins 47 33.9 19.5 0.8 1.9 2.6 4.1 1.1 0.4 2.8 3.0 7.6 15.3 .499 - - - 4.3 5.3 .814
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 %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Doug Collins Yao Ming
Season 1979-802008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston 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 %
Doug Collins 36 26.8 13.8 0.8 1.8 2.6 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.1 5.3 11.4 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 3.4 .911
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 %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
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
Doug Collins Yao Ming
Season 1980-812010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -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 %
Doug Collins 12 27.4 12.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.5 0.6 0.3 1.8 1.9 5.2 10.5 .492 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.4 .828
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 %
Doug Collins ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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