Richard Jefferson vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Richard Jefferson, 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.
Richard Jefferson played 17 years in the NBA, 9 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Richard Jefferson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 |
| Richard Jefferson |
17 |
12 |
2001-02 to 2017-18 |
| Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
79 |
24.3 |
9.4 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.457 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.232 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.713 |
| difference: | +3 | +4.7 | +4.1 | +1.3 | +3.2 | +4.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +.041 | +0.2 | +0.7 | | +1.3 | +1.1 | +.098 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
20 |
22.1 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.550 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
80 |
36.0 |
15.5 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
11.4 |
.501 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
.743 |
| difference: | +2 | +3.2 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +1.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +.021 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.066 |
| 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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
20 |
35.7 |
14.1 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
11.6 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
.718 |
| difference: | +15 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +.020 | | +0.2 | | +0.5 | +0.9 | +.047 |
| 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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
82 |
38.2 |
18.5 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
13.6 |
.498 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.364 |
4.4 |
5.7 |
.763 |
| difference: | +2 | +7.6 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +2.7 | +3.0 | +0.7 | +1.7 | -0.1 | -1.0 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +.054 | +0.6 | +1.6 | | +0.5 | +0.5 | +.020 |
| 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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
11 |
41.6 |
19.8 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
14.4 |
.418 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
.273 |
7.0 |
9.8 |
.713 |
| difference: | +4 | +9.7 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +1.0 | +2.0 | -1.2 | -1.2 | +1.9 | +2.4 | +.237 | +0.8 | +3.0 | | +1.3 | +1.9 | +.014 |
| 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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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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
33 |
41.1 |
22.2 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
17.1 |
.422 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.337 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
.844 |
| difference: | +24 | +6.9 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +2.9 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +1.1 | -1.4 | -0.1 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +.097 | +0.9 | +2.7 | | +1.0 | +1.3 | +.009 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
4 |
35.5 |
15.8 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
12.5 |
.400 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
5.3 |
7.8 |
.677 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
78 |
39.2 |
19.5 |
1.2 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
12.9 |
.493 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.319 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
.812 |
| difference: | +30 | +5.4 | +5.5 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +2.6 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +1.8 | -1.3 | -0.8 | +2.5 | +4.2 | +.023 | +0.8 | +2.4 | | +1.4 | +1.2 | +.050 |
| 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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
11 |
39.7 |
22.2 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
8.2 |
15.0 |
.545 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.414 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.825 |
| difference: | +4 | +2.6 | +2.9 | +2.7 | +3.5 | +6.2 | +3.2 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -2.0 | -1.0 | +0.3 | +2.9 | +.105 | +1.1 | +2.6 | | +4.7 | +5.0 | +.055 |
| 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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
55 |
35.6 |
16.3 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
12.1 |
.456 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.359 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
.733 |
| difference: | | +1.6 | +5.7 | +2.2 | +4.2 | +6.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.9 | -1.1 | -0.9 | +2.4 | +3.4 | +.051 | +0.9 | +2.6 | | +2.0 | +1.5 | +.117 |
| 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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
12 |
40.8 |
19.7 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
14.0 |
.482 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.325 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
.924 |
| 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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
82 |
39.0 |
22.6 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
7.5 |
16.2 |
.466 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.362 |
6.6 |
8.3 |
.798 |
| difference: | +5 | +5.4 | +2.9 | +1.5 | +4.2 | +5.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +1.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +0.1 | +2.8 | +.082 | +0.9 | +2.6 | | +1.7 | +2.6 | +.068 |
| 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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | % |
| Richard Jefferson |
82 |
35.8 |
19.6 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
14.9 |
.439 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.397 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
.805 |
| difference: | +77 | +17.6 | +9.4 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +1.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | +2.9 | +7.5 | +.047 | +1.4 | +3.6 | | +2.1 | +3.1 | +.133 |
| 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 |
| * Neiher Richard Jefferson nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 8 |
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Additional Years |
* Richard Jefferson played 9 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2010 to 2018—Richard Jefferson played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. |
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