Johnny Egan vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Johnny Egan, 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.

Johnny Egan played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Johnny Egan had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, 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
Johnny Egan 11 4 1961-62 to 1971-72
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1961-622002-03
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Johnny Egan 58 12.0 5.5 - - 1.5 1.8 - - - 1.1 2.2 5.2 .425 - - - 1.1 1.4 .762
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 %
Johnny Egan 5 19.4 13.6 - - 1.8 3.2 - - - 1.6 5.8 12.4 .468 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1962-632003-04
Team Detroit PistonsHouston 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 %
Johnny Egan 46 16.3 5.9 - - 1.3 2.5 - - - 1.5 2.4 6.4 .372 - - - 1.2 1.5 .768
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1963-642004-05
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksHouston 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 %
Johnny Egan 66 35.2 13.0 - - 2.7 5.4 - - - 2.7 5.1 11.5 .441 - - - 2.9 3.7 .794
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1964-652005-06
Team New York KnicksHouston 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 %
Johnny Egan 74 22.5 9.2 - - 1.9 3.4 - - - 1.9 3.5 7.1 .488 - - - 2.2 2.7 .814
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1965-662006-07
Team New York Knicks, Baltimore BulletsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost West 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 %
Johnny Egan 76 21.6 9.1 - - 2.4 3.6 - - - 2.2 3.4 7.6 .451 - - - 2.3 3.0 .762
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 %
Johnny Egan 3 39.0 16.0 - - 3.0 7.7 - - - 4.7 6.3 15.7 .404 - - - 3.3 5.3 .625
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

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1966-672007-08
Team Baltimore BulletsHouston 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 %
Johnny Egan 71 24.5 10.1 - - 2.5 3.9 - - - 2.7 3.8 8.8 .428 - - - 2.6 3.1 .845
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1967-682008-09
Team Baltimore BulletsHouston 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 %
Johnny Egan 67 13.9 7.0 - - 1.7 2.0 - - - 1.9 2.4 6.2 .393 - - - 2.1 2.7 .776
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1968-692010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Johnny Egan 82 22.0 8.5 - - 1.8 2.6 - - - 2.5 3.0 7.3 .412 - - - 2.5 2.9 .850
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 %
Johnny Egan 18 31.7 13.9 - - 2.4 3.9 - - - 3.1 5.2 12.1 .433 - - - 3.5 4.4 .788
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1969-70-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 72 22.6 7.3 - - 1.4 3.0 - - - 2.4 3.0 6.8 .438 - - - 1.4 1.7 .818
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 16 10.1 3.5 - - 0.3 1.4 - - - 1.3 1.4 2.7 .535 - - - 0.6 0.7 .909
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1970-71-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, San Diego Rockets-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Johnny Egan 62 13.3 2.8 - - 1.0 1.8 - - - 1.1 1.1 2.9 .376 - - - 0.7 0.8 .824
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Johnny Egan Yao Ming
Season 1971-72-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Johnny Egan 38 11.5 2.9 - - 0.7 1.3 - - - 1.4 1.1 2.7 .404 - - - 0.7 0.8 .813
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------