Keita Bates-Diop vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Keita Bates-Diop, 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.

Keita Bates-Diop played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Keita Bates-Diop had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Keita Bates-Diop 6 1 2018-19 to 2023-24
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keita Bates-Diop Yao Ming
Season 2018-192002-03
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston 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 %
Keita Bates-Diop 30 16.8 5.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.7 .423 0.4 1.7 .250 0.6 0.9 .643
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 %
Keita Bates-Diop ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Keita Bates-Diop Yao Ming
Season 2019-202003-04
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Keita Bates-Diop 44 16.9 6.5 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.3 5.3 .427 0.8 2.3 .330 1.2 1.7 .720
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 %
Keita Bates-Diop 5 4.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
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
Keita Bates-Diop Yao Ming
Season 2020-212004-05
Team San Antonio SpursHouston 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 %
Keita Bates-Diop 30 8.2 2.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.0 2.2 .448 0.2 0.6 .294 0.5 0.7 .667
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 %
Keita Bates-Diop ------- --- ----------
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
Keita Bates-Diop Yao Ming
Season 2021-222005-06
Team San Antonio SpursHouston 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 %
Keita Bates-Diop 59 16.2 5.7 1.1 2.9 3.9 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.3 4.5 .517 0.3 0.9 .309 0.8 1.0 .754
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 %
Keita Bates-Diop ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Keita Bates-Diop Yao Ming
Season 2022-232006-07
Team San Antonio SpursHouston 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 %
Keita Bates-Diop 67 21.7 9.7 1.0 2.7 3.7 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.9 3.5 6.9 .508 0.8 2.1 .394 1.8 2.2 .793
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 %
Keita Bates-Diop ------- --- ----------
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
Keita Bates-Diop Yao Ming
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn 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 %
Keita Bates-Diop 53 12.5 3.7 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.1 .434 0.4 1.3 .304 0.6 0.8 .762
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 %
Keita Bates-Diop ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Keita Bates-Diop Yao Ming
Season -2008-09
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Rockets 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 %
Keita Bates-Diop ------- --- ----------
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 %
Keita Bates-Diop ------- --- ----------
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
Keita Bates-Diop 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 %
Keita Bates-Diop ------- --- ----------
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 %
Keita Bates-Diop ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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