George Johnson vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and George Johnson, 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.

George Johnson and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. George Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
George Johnson 8 2 1978-79 to 1985-86
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
George Johnson Yao Ming
Season 1978-792002-03
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston 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 %
George Johnson 67 17.3 6.2 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.8 2.5 5.1 .482 - - - 1.3 1.7 .718
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 %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
George Johnson Yao Ming
Season 1979-802003-04
Team Denver NuggetsHouston 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 %
George Johnson 75 25.8 10.2 2.5 5.3 7.8 2.1 1.1 0.9 2.0 3.5 4.1 8.7 .476 0.0 0.1 .222 2.0 2.5 .783
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 %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
George Johnson Yao Ming
Season 1980-812004-05
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
George Johnson 43 21.6 10.6 2.3 4.2 6.5 2.0 1.1 0.5 2.0 2.8 4.2 9.2 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.8 .762
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 %
George Johnson 2 11.5 5.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 2.5 4.0 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
George Johnson Yao Ming
Season 1981-822005-06
Team Indiana PacersHouston 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 %
George Johnson 59 12.2 5.1 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.5 2.0 4.9 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .750
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 %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
George Johnson Yao Ming
Season 1982-832006-07
Team Indiana PacersHouston 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 %
George Johnson 82 28.0 11.6 2.1 4.5 6.6 2.7 0.9 0.6 3.0 3.4 5.0 10.5 .477 0.1 0.5 .184 1.5 2.1 .733
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 %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
George Johnson Yao Ming
Season 1983-842007-08
Team Indiana PacersHouston 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 %
George Johnson 81 25.6 13.0 1.7 4.0 5.7 2.4 1.0 0.6 2.3 3.2 5.1 10.9 .465 0.1 0.6 .234 2.8 3.3 .826
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 %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
George Johnson Yao Ming
Season 1984-852008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsRockets 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 %
George Johnson 55 13.7 4.8 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.8 1.9 4.8 .407 0.0 0.2 .100 0.9 1.0 .875
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 %
George Johnson 5 4.8 2.2 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.6 .625 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
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
George Johnson Yao Ming
Season 1985-862010-11
Team Washington BulletsHouston 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 %
George Johnson 2 3.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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 %
George Johnson ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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