Eric Gordon vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Eric Gordon, 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.
Eric Gordon played 18 years in the NBA, 10 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Eric Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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 |
| Eric Gordon |
18 |
7 |
2008-09 to 2025-26 |
| Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
62 |
36.0 |
16.9 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
12.6 |
.449 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.371 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
.742 |
| difference: | +20 | +3.2 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +4.4 | +6.4 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +1.7 | -0.2 | -1.8 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +.073 | +1.9 | +5.2 | | +0.8 | +0.6 | +.067 |
| 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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
56 |
37.7 |
22.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
16.9 |
.450 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.364 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.825 |
| difference: | +24 | +7.1 | +4.0 | +1.8 | +3.7 | +5.5 | +3.6 | +0.9 | +1.7 | -0.2 | -1.6 | +0.9 | +4.7 | +.102 | +1.9 | +5.2 | | +0.2 | | +.042 |
| 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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
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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Season 4 |
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Eric Gordon |
Yao Ming |
| Season |
2011-12 | 2005-06 |
| Team |
New Orleans Hornets | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs |
Did not play | Did not play |
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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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
9 |
34.4 |
20.6 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
15.6 |
.450 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
.250 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
.754 |
| difference: | +48 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +5.0 | +7.4 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +1.2 | -0.1 | -1.2 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +.069 | +1.1 | +4.4 | | +0.5 | +0.3 | +.099 |
| 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 Eric Gordon nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th 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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
42 |
30.1 |
17.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
13.9 |
.402 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.324 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.842 |
| difference: | +6 | +3.7 | +8.0 | +1.9 | +5.7 | +7.6 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.8 | -0.7 | -1.5 | +3.2 | +3.2 | +.114 | +1.3 | +4.1 | | +2.9 | +3.3 | +.020 |
| 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 |
- |
7.4 |
8.6 |
.862 |
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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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Season 6 |
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Eric Gordon |
Yao Ming |
| Season |
2013-14 | 2007-08 |
| Team |
New Orleans Pelicans | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs |
Did not play | Did not play |
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6th 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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
64 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
12.8 |
.436 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.391 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.785 |
| difference: | +9 | +5.1 | +6.6 | +2.6 | +5.6 | +8.2 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +1.8 | -1.2 | -1.3 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +.071 | +1.6 | +4.0 | | +3.6 | +3.9 | +.065 |
| 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 |
- |
6.3 |
7.4 |
.850 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Eric Gordon nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 6 |
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7th 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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
61 |
33.1 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
11.4 |
.411 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
.448 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.805 |
| difference: | +16 | +0.5 | +6.3 | +2.1 | +5.1 | +7.3 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +1.7 | -1.0 | -0.9 | +2.7 | +2.0 | +.137 | +2.3 | +5.2 | | +3.1 | +3.5 | +.061 |
| 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 |
- |
4.9 |
5.7 |
.866 |
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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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
4 |
35.8 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.444 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.406 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.833 |
| difference: | +5 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +7.0 | +8.6 | +2.8 | +0.1 | +0.7 | -0.6 | -0.2 | +1.0 | +4.8 | +.101 | +3.3 | +8.0 | | +3.8 | +4.2 | +.069 |
| 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.
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8th 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 | % |
| Eric Gordon |
45 |
32.9 |
15.2 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.418 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
.384 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.888 |
| difference: | +40 | +14.7 | +5.0 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +3.2 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +1.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +1.5 | +4.9 | +.068 | +2.5 | +6.5 | | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.050 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Eric Gordon nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 8 |
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Additional Years |
* Eric Gordon played 10 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—Eric Gordon played in 6 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Yao Ming, Eric Gordon got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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