Ronnie Brewer vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Ronnie Brewer, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Ronnie Brewer and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Ronnie Brewer had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Ronnie Brewer 8 6 2006-07 to 2013-14
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ronnie Brewer Yao Ming
Season 2006-072002-03
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Ronnie Brewer 56 12.1 4.6 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.8 3.4 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.5 .675
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 %
Ronnie Brewer 8 5.1 2.4 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .538
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ronnie Brewer Yao Ming
Season 2007-082003-04
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Ronnie Brewer 76 27.5 12.0 1.3 1.6 2.9 1.8 1.7 0.3 0.9 1.4 4.7 8.3 .558 0.1 0.7 .220 2.6 3.4 .759
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 %
Ronnie Brewer 12 25.4 10.2 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 2.4 4.3 8.2 .520 0.1 0.5 .167 1.6 2.1 .760
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
Ronnie Brewer Yao Ming
Season 2008-092004-05
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Ronnie Brewer 81 32.2 13.7 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.2 1.7 0.4 1.4 1.6 5.2 10.2 .508 0.3 1.0 .259 3.0 4.3 .702
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 %
Ronnie Brewer 5 31.6 10.2 1.4 3.2 4.6 2.6 1.4 0.2 2.2 1.8 4.0 9.8 .408 0.0 0.4 .000 2.2 3.2 .688
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
Ronnie Brewer Yao Ming
Season 2009-102005-06
Team Utah Jazz, Memphis GrizzliesHouston 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 %
Ronnie Brewer 58 30.0 8.8 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.7 1.6 0.3 0.9 1.4 3.6 7.4 .487 0.1 0.5 .258 1.5 2.3 .639
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 %
Ronnie Brewer ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ronnie Brewer Yao Ming
Season 2010-112006-07
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Ronnie Brewer 81 22.0 6.2 0.7 2.6 3.2 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.5 5.3 .480 0.1 0.3 .222 1.1 1.6 .654
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 %
Ronnie Brewer 16 16.3 4.0 0.4 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.5 3.1 .480 0.2 0.4 .429 0.8 1.1 .765
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
Ronnie Brewer Yao Ming
Season 2011-122007-08
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 66 24.8 6.9 1.1 2.4 3.5 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.9 6.7 .427 0.3 1.0 .275 0.8 1.5 .560
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 %
Ronnie Brewer 5 16.6 1.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.0 0.8 3.2 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.6 .000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ronnie Brewer Yao Ming
Season 2012-132008-09
Team New York Knicks, Oklahoma City ThunderHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisRockets 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 %
Ronnie Brewer 60 14.2 3.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.2 3.3 .354 0.4 1.3 .303 0.3 0.7 .410
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 %
Ronnie Brewer 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Ronnie Brewer Yao Ming
Season 2013-142010-11
Team Houston Rockets, Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 24 6.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 .200 0.0 0.3 .125 0.0 0.1 .000
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 %
Ronnie Brewer ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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