Jarvis Hayes vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Jarvis Hayes, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Jarvis Hayes played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Jarvis Hayes had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Jarvis Hayes 7 2 2003-04 to 2009-10
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jarvis Hayes Yao Ming
Season 2003-042002-03
Team Washington WizardsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Jarvis Hayes 70 29.2 9.6 1.0 2.8 3.8 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.0 9.9 .400 0.6 1.9 .305 1.1 1.4 .786
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 %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jarvis Hayes Yao Ming
Season 2004-052003-04
Team Washington WizardsHouston 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 %
Jarvis Hayes 54 28.9 10.2 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.1 2.0 3.8 9.8 .389 0.8 2.3 .341 1.8 2.2 .839
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 %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
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
Jarvis Hayes Yao Ming
Season 2005-062004-05
Team Washington WizardsHouston 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 %
Jarvis Hayes 21 24.6 9.3 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.3 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.8 3.7 8.7 .421 0.8 2.2 .362 1.2 1.4 .833
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 %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
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
Jarvis Hayes Yao Ming
Season 2006-072005-06
Team Washington WizardsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards 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 %
Jarvis Hayes 81 20.1 7.2 0.5 2.1 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.7 2.0 2.8 6.7 .410 0.8 2.3 .361 0.9 1.0 .845
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 %
Jarvis Hayes 4 34.8 10.8 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 3.0 3.8 11.5 .326 1.8 4.8 .368 1.5 1.8 .857
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jarvis Hayes Yao Ming
Season 2007-082006-07
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsRockets 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 %
Jarvis Hayes 82 15.7 6.7 0.4 1.7 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.7 2.6 6.1 .431 0.9 2.4 .376 0.5 0.7 .750
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 %
Jarvis Hayes 11 5.5 2.1 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.7 .300 0.5 1.3 .357 0.0 0.0 -
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
Jarvis Hayes Yao Ming
Season 2008-092007-08
Team New Jersey NetsHouston 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 %
Jarvis Hayes 74 24.8 8.7 0.4 3.2 3.6 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.7 2.2 3.5 7.8 .445 1.3 3.3 .385 0.5 0.7 .692
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 %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jarvis Hayes Yao Ming
Season 2009-102008-09
Team New Jersey NetsHouston 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 %
Jarvis Hayes 45 23.0 7.8 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.6 2.0 3.1 7.3 .421 1.3 4.0 .335 0.3 0.4 .778
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 %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
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
Jarvis Hayes 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 %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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