Reggie Lewis vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Reggie Lewis, 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.

Reggie Lewis played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Reggie Lewis had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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
Reggie Lewis 6 6 1987-88 to 1992-93
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Reggie Lewis Yao Ming
Season 1987-882002-03
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Reggie Lewis 49 8.3 4.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.9 .466 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .702
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 %
Reggie Lewis 12 5.8 2.4 0.8 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.1 1.1 2.8 .382 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .600
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Reggie Lewis Yao Ming
Season 1988-892003-04
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Reggie Lewis 81 32.8 18.5 1.4 3.2 4.7 2.7 1.5 0.9 1.8 3.2 7.5 15.3 .486 0.0 0.3 .136 3.5 4.5 .787
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 %
Reggie Lewis 3 41.7 20.3 1.7 5.3 7.0 3.7 1.7 0.0 2.7 3.7 8.7 18.3 .473 0.0 0.7 .000 3.0 4.3 .692
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
Reggie Lewis Yao Ming
Season 1989-902004-05
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Reggie Lewis 79 31.9 17.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 2.8 1.1 0.8 1.5 2.7 6.8 13.8 .496 0.1 0.2 .267 3.2 4.0 .808
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 %
Reggie Lewis 5 40.0 20.2 1.8 3.2 5.0 4.4 1.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 7.4 12.4 .597 0.0 0.2 .000 5.4 7.0 .771
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
Reggie Lewis Yao Ming
Season 1990-912005-06
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Reggie Lewis 79 36.4 18.7 1.5 3.7 5.2 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.9 3.0 7.6 15.4 .491 0.0 0.2 .077 3.6 4.3 .826
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 %
Reggie Lewis 11 42.0 22.4 1.6 4.5 6.2 2.9 1.1 0.5 1.8 3.0 8.6 17.7 .487 0.0 0.4 .000 5.1 6.2 .824
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Reggie Lewis Yao Ming
Season 1991-922006-07
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Reggie Lewis 82 37.4 20.8 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.3 1.5 1.3 1.7 3.1 8.6 17.0 .503 0.1 0.3 .238 3.6 4.2 .851
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 %
Reggie Lewis 10 40.8 28.0 1.1 3.2 4.3 3.9 2.4 0.8 1.6 3.8 11.5 21.8 .528 0.2 0.6 .333 4.8 6.3 .762
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
Reggie Lewis Yao Ming
Season 1992-932007-08
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Reggie Lewis 80 39.3 20.8 1.1 3.2 4.3 3.7 1.5 1.0 1.7 3.1 8.3 17.6 .470 0.2 0.8 .233 4.1 4.7 .867
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 %
Reggie Lewis 1 13.0 17.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 11.0 .636 0.0 1.0 .000 3.0 4.0 .750
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Reggie Lewis 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 %
Reggie Lewis ------- --- ----------
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 %
Reggie Lewis ------- --- ----------
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
Reggie Lewis 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 %
Reggie Lewis ------- --- ----------
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 %
Reggie Lewis ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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