Ernie Beck vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Ernie Beck, 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.

Ernie Beck played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Ernie Beck had the first of his seasons in 1953-54, 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
Ernie Beck 7 4 1953-54 to 1960-61
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ernie Beck Yao Ming
Season 1953-542002-03
Team Philadelphia WarriorsHouston 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 %
Ernie Beck 15 28.1 7.5 - - 3.3 2.3 - - - 1.9 2.6 9.5 .275 - - - 2.3 2.9 .791
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 %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Note: Ernie Beck didn't play in 1954-55.

Season 2

Ernie Beck Yao Ming
Season 1955-562003-04
Team Philadelphia WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets 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 %
Ernie Beck 67 15.0 5.2 - - 2.9 1.2 - - - 1.3 2.0 5.2 .387 - - - 1.1 1.6 .717
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 %
Ernie Beck 10 25.0 8.4 - - 5.1 2.2 - - - 3.2 3.1 7.2 .431 - - - 2.2 3.1 .710
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

Ernie Beck Yao Ming
Season 1956-572004-05
Team Philadelphia WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
Ernie Beck 72 24.2 7.0 - - 4.3 2.6 - - - 2.2 2.7 7.1 .384 - - - 1.5 2.2 .707
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 %
Ernie Beck 2 44.5 15.5 - - 5.0 2.5 - - - 2.0 7.0 19.0 .368 - - - 1.5 1.5 1.000
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

Ernie Beck Yao Ming
Season 1957-582005-06
Team Philadelphia WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
Ernie Beck 71 27.8 10.1 - - 4.3 2.7 - - - 2.4 3.8 9.6 .398 - - - 2.4 2.9 .837
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 %
Ernie Beck 8 19.5 6.5 - - 4.0 1.6 - - - 2.0 2.9 7.6 .377 - - - 0.8 1.1 .667
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ernie Beck Yao Ming
Season 1958-592006-07
Team Philadelphia WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second 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 %
Ernie Beck 70 14.5 5.3 - - 2.5 1.3 - - - 1.8 2.3 6.0 .390 - - - 0.6 0.9 .662
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 %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
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

Ernie Beck Yao Ming
Season 1959-602007-08
Team Philadelphia WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
Ernie Beck 66 12.3 3.9 - - 1.9 1.1 - - - 1.4 1.7 4.5 .388 - - - 0.4 0.5 .844
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 %
Ernie Beck 4 5.5 2.0 - - 1.5 0.8 - - - 0.3 1.0 2.3 .444 - - - 0.0 0.3 .000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ernie Beck Yao Ming
Season 1960-612008-09
Team St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse NationalsHouston 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 %
Ernie Beck 10 8.2 2.6 - - 2.3 1.5 - - - 0.7 1.0 2.9 .345 - - - 0.6 0.7 .857
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 %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
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

Ernie Beck 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 %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ernie Beck ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------