Kyle Korver vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Kyle Korver, 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.
Kyle Korver played 17 years in the NBA, 9 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Kyle Korver 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 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 |
| Kyle Korver |
17 |
14 |
2003-04 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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Kyle Korver |
Yao Ming |
| Season |
2003-04 | 2002-03 |
| Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
74 |
11.9 |
4.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.352 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.391 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.792 |
| difference: | +8 | +17.1 | +9.0 | +2.0 | +4.7 | +6.7 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +1.7 | -1.5 | -1.4 | +3.3 | +5.4 | +.146 | +1.1 | +2.8 | | +3.4 | +4.2 | +.019 |
| 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 Kyle Korver 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
82 |
32.5 |
11.5 |
0.5 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
9.3 |
.418 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
.405 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.854 |
| difference: | | +0.3 | +6.0 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +4.4 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.5 | -1.2 | -0.1 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +.104 | +2.8 | +6.8 | | +3.4 | +4.2 | +.045 |
| 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
5 |
28.8 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
.286 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
.292 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
| difference: | | +8.8 | +10.0 | +1.6 | +3.2 | +4.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.2 | -1.0 | -0.4 | +4.6 | +8.0 | +.170 | +1.4 | +4.8 | | +2.2 | +3.0 | +.235 |
| 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
82 |
31.3 |
11.5 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
.430 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.420 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.849 |
| difference: | +2 | +0.7 | +6.8 | +2.3 | +2.8 | +5.1 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +1.7 | -1.3 | -1.0 | +2.7 | +2.9 | +.122 | +2.2 | +5.3 | | +3.7 | +4.7 | +.066 |
| 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
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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Season 4 |
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Kyle Korver |
Yao Ming |
| Season |
2006-07 | 2005-06 |
| Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
74 |
30.9 |
14.4 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.440 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.430 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
.914 |
| difference: | +17 | +3.3 | +7.9 | +2.2 | +4.5 | +6.7 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.3 | -1.0 | -0.9 | +3.2 | +4.4 | +.079 | +1.8 | +4.1 | | +3.3 | +4.1 | +.061 |
| 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 Kyle Korver 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
75 |
23.1 |
9.9 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
.443 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.375 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
.915 |
| difference: | +27 | +10.7 | +15.1 | +1.8 | +5.3 | +7.1 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +1.6 | -2.5 | -0.7 | +5.4 | +9.4 | +.073 | +1.5 | +3.9 | | +5.8 | +6.9 | +.053 |
| 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
12 |
21.6 |
7.8 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
.411 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
.289 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
.920 |
| difference: | +5 | +15.5 | +17.3 | +2.9 | +5.2 | +8.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | | -4.0 | -1.6 | +5.4 | +11.8 | +.029 | +0.9 | +3.2 | | +7.5 | +8.6 | +.040 |
| 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
78 |
24.0 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
.438 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.386 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.882 |
| difference: | +23 | +13.2 | +13.0 | +2.7 | +4.8 | +7.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +1.6 | -2.1 | -0.9 | +4.8 | +8.3 | +.069 | +1.3 | +3.4 | | +4.9 | +5.8 | +.032 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kyle Korver |
5 |
27.2 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
9.2 |
.391 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.462 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.714 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
52 |
18.3 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
.493 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.536 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.796 |
| difference: | +25 | +15.3 | +12.5 | +2.4 | +5.3 | +7.8 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.7 | -2.2 | -1.8 | +4.7 | +8.0 | +.055 | +1.1 | +2.1 | | +4.1 | +4.8 | +.070 |
| 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
10 |
21.0 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
.525 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
.478 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.889 |
| difference: | +1 | +14.9 | +8.8 | +2.1 | +7.7 | +9.8 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.2 | -1.2 | -0.8 | +2.8 | +4.9 | +.020 | +1.1 | +2.3 | | +4.3 | +4.8 | +.013 |
| 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 | % |
| Kyle Korver |
82 |
20.1 |
8.3 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
.434 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.415 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.885 |
| difference: | +77 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +2.3 | +3.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +1.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +.052 | +1.5 | +3.5 | | +2.1 | +2.1 | +.053 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Kyle Korver |
16 |
17.3 |
6.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
.388 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.423 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Kyle Korver played 9 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2012 to 2020—Kyle Korver played in 9 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Yao Ming, Kyle Korver got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Star Game
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