Dyson Daniels vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Dyson Daniels, 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.
Dyson Daniels played 4 years in the NBA, 4 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Dyson Daniels had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 |
| Dyson Daniels |
4 |
1 |
2022-23 to 2025-26 |
| Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Dyson Daniels |
Yao Ming |
| Season |
2022-23 | 2002-03 |
| Team |
New Orleans Pelicans | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  All-Rookie First Team |
| - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
59 |
17.7 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.418 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.314 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.650 |
| difference: | +23 | +11.3 | +9.7 | +1.8 | +3.2 | +5.0 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +1.6 | -1.1 | -1.1 | +3.4 | +6.3 | +.080 | +0.5 | +1.5 | | +3.3 | +3.8 | +.161 |
| 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 |
| * Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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 | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
61 |
22.3 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.447 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.311 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.642 |
| difference: | +21 | +10.5 | +11.7 | +1.4 | +3.7 | +5.1 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.5 | -1.5 | -1.6 | +4.2 | +7.4 | +.075 | +0.7 | +2.2 | | +3.8 | +4.5 | +.167 |
| 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 | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
3 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| difference: | +2 | +31.9 | +13.7 | +2.2 | +4.5 | +6.7 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +1.4 | -2.3 | -4.0 | +5.5 | +11.6 | +.123 | | +0.7 | | +2.6 | +3.4 | |
| 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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3rd 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 | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
76 |
33.8 |
14.1 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
4.4 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
12.1 |
.493 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.340 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
.593 |
| difference: | +4 | +3.2 | +4.2 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +3.6 | +2.6 | +1.3 | -0.5 | -1.4 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +.059 | +1.1 | +3.1 | | +3.8 | +4.4 | +.190 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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4th 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 | % |
| Dyson Daniels |
6 |
31.3 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
8.0 |
.396 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.600 |
| difference: | +51 | +2.9 | +14.8 | +1.6 | +2.6 | +4.2 | +2.0 | +1.8 | +1.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +5.0 | +7.8 | +.123 | +0.2 | +0.5 | | +4.9 | +5.2 | +.253 |
| 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 |
- |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.853 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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Additional Years |
* Yao Ming played 4 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2007 to 2011—Yao Ming played in two Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Dyson Daniels, Yao Ming got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
4 All-Star Game
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