Frank Kaminsky vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Frank Kaminsky, 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.

Frank Kaminsky and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Frank Kaminsky had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Frank Kaminsky 8 2 2015-16 to 2022-23
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Frank Kaminsky Yao Ming
Season 2015-162002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 81 21.1 7.5 0.9 3.3 4.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.6 2.7 6.5 .410 0.8 2.5 .337 1.3 1.8 .730
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 %
Frank Kaminsky 7 27.1 7.1 0.4 3.9 4.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 2.1 2.0 6.6 .304 0.7 2.4 .294 2.4 3.0 .810
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Frank Kaminsky Yao Ming
Season 2016-172003-04
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 75 26.1 11.7 0.8 3.7 4.5 2.2 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.9 4.3 10.7 .399 1.5 4.7 .328 1.6 2.1 .756
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
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
Frank Kaminsky Yao Ming
Season 2017-182004-05
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 79 23.2 11.1 0.6 3.1 3.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.2 3.9 9.1 .429 1.3 3.5 .380 2.0 2.5 .799
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
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
Frank Kaminsky Yao Ming
Season 2018-192005-06
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 47 16.1 8.6 0.8 2.6 3.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.4 2.9 6.3 .463 1.1 3.0 .360 1.7 2.3 .738
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Frank Kaminsky Yao Ming
Season 2019-202006-07
Team Phoenix SunsHouston 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 39 19.9 9.7 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.9 3.5 7.9 .450 1.1 3.2 .331 1.6 2.3 .678
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
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
Frank Kaminsky Yao Ming
Season 2020-212007-08
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 47 15.2 6.6 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.6 5.5 .471 0.7 1.8 .365 0.8 1.3 .617
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 %
Frank Kaminsky 10 6.8 2.2 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.0 2.2 .455 0.1 0.5 .200 0.1 0.1 1.000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Frank Kaminsky Yao Ming
Season 2021-222008-09
Team Phoenix SunsHouston 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 9 20.1 10.6 1.2 3.3 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.6 4.0 7.3 .545 0.6 1.7 .333 2.0 2.2 .900
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
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
Frank Kaminsky Yao Ming
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Atlanta Hawks, Houston RocketsHouston 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 36 6.5 2.5 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.8 .492 0.4 0.9 .394 0.4 0.4 .875
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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