Jamal Crawford vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Jamal Crawford, 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.
Jamal Crawford played 20 years in the NBA, 12 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Jamal Crawford had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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 |
| Jamal Crawford |
20 |
8 |
2000-01 to 2019-20 |
| Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Jamal Crawford |
Yao Ming |
| Season |
2000-01 | 2002-03 |
| Team |
Chicago Bulls | 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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
61 |
17.2 |
4.6 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.352 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.350 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.794 |
| difference: | +21 | +11.8 | +8.9 | +2.3 | +4.5 | +6.7 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +1.6 | -0.7 | -1.7 | +3.1 | +4.8 | +.146 | +0.7 | +1.9 | | +3.3 | +3.9 | +.017 |
| 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 Jamal Crawford 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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
23 |
20.9 |
9.3 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
8.1 |
.476 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
.448 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.769 |
| difference: | +59 | +11.9 | +8.2 | +2.2 | +5.3 | +7.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +1.7 | -1.1 | -2.5 | +2.6 | +4.4 | +.046 | +1.1 | +2.5 | | +4.0 | +4.8 | +.040 |
| 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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
80 |
24.9 |
10.7 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
10.1 |
.413 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.355 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
| difference: | | +5.7 | +7.6 | +2.3 | +3.7 | +6.1 | +3.4 | +0.6 | +1.7 | -0.8 | -2.1 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +.139 | +1.1 | +3.0 | | +3.6 | +4.6 | +.023 |
| 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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
80 |
35.1 |
17.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
16.5 |
.386 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
.317 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.833 |
| difference: | +23 | +0.9 | +5.0 | +2.0 | +4.6 | +6.7 | +3.6 | +0.9 | +1.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 | +1.8 | +0.7 | +.133 | +2.1 | +6.5 | | +3.4 | +3.9 | +.020 |
| 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 Jamal Crawford 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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
70 |
38.4 |
17.7 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
6.2 |
15.7 |
.398 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
.361 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.843 |
| difference: | +22 | +4.6 | +7.3 | +1.6 | +4.9 | +6.5 | +2.3 | +0.9 | +1.7 | -1.4 | -1.4 | +2.6 | +1.4 | +.118 | +2.6 | +7.3 | | +4.8 | +5.5 | +.019 |
| 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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
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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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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
79 |
32.3 |
14.3 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
11.1 |
.416 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.345 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
.826 |
| difference: | +24 | +4.9 | +7.7 | +2.6 | +5.0 | +7.7 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +1.8 | -1.1 | -1.2 | +3.3 | +4.4 | +.091 | +1.3 | +3.7 | | +2.6 | +2.9 | +.024 |
| 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 Jamal Crawford 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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
59 |
37.3 |
17.6 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
.400 |
1.7 |
5.5 |
.320 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
.838 |
| difference: | +18 | +3.7 | +2.1 | +1.9 | +4.7 | +6.7 | +2.6 | +0.6 | +1.8 | -0.3 | -1.4 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +.148 | +1.7 | +5.5 | | +1.0 | +1.1 | +.028 |
| 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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | % |
| Jamal Crawford |
80 |
39.9 |
20.6 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
7.1 |
17.4 |
.410 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
.356 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
.864 |
| difference: | +75 | +21.7 | +10.4 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +2.8 | +4.2 | +1.0 | +1.4 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +3.5 | +10.0 | +.076 | +2.2 | +6.2 | | +1.1 | +1.6 | +.074 |
| 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 Jamal Crawford nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 8 |
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Additional Years |
* Jamal Crawford played 12 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 20, from 2009 to 2020—Jamal Crawford played in 8 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Yao Ming, Jamal Crawford got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 3 Sixth Man of the Year
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