Shawn Kemp vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Shawn Kemp, 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.
Shawn Kemp played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Shawn Kemp had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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 |
| Shawn Kemp |
14 |
10 |
1989-90 to 2002-03 |
| Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Shawn Kemp |
Yao Ming |
| Season |
1989-90 | 2002-03 |
| Team |
Seattle Supersonics | 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
81 |
13.8 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.736 |
| difference: | +1 | +15.2 | +7.0 | +0.6 | +3.3 | +3.9 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -0.8 | -0.3 | +2.4 | +4.6 | +.019 | | +0.1 | | +2.3 | +2.5 | +.075 |
| 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 Shawn Kemp 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
81 |
30.1 |
15.0 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
8.4 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
11.2 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
.661 |
| difference: | +1 | +2.7 | +2.5 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | | -0.6 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +.014 | | +0.1 | | +0.8 | | +.148 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
5 |
29.8 |
13.2 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.815 |
| difference: | | +7.8 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -0.6 | | +1.8 | +2.2 | +.070 | | +0.2 | | +1.8 | +2.0 | +.050 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
64 |
28.3 |
15.5 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
10.4 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
11.2 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.2 |
5.6 |
.748 |
| difference: | +16 | +2.3 | +2.8 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +.048 | | | | +0.7 | +0.6 | +.035 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
9 |
37.6 |
17.4 |
5.2 |
7.0 |
12.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
11.2 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.8 |
8.9 |
.763 |
| difference: | +2 | +5.7 | +4.0 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +4.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +2.6 | +0.8 | +.180 | | | | +1.1 | +1.0 | +.036 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
78 |
33.1 |
17.8 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
10.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
6.6 |
13.4 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
.712 |
| difference: | +21 | +1.1 | +4.5 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +.027 | | +0.1 | | +1.3 | +0.5 | +.141 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
19 |
34.9 |
16.5 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
10.0 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
11.3 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.9 |
6.1 |
.809 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
79 |
32.9 |
18.1 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
10.8 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
6.7 |
12.5 |
.538 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
4.6 |
6.2 |
.741 |
| difference: | +31 | +0.9 | +6.9 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +2.1 | +4.6 | +.022 | | +0.1 | | +2.8 | +2.4 | +.121 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
5 |
41.2 |
14.8 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
9.8 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
14.0 |
.371 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.4 |
6.6 |
.667 |
| difference: | +2 | +4.1 | +10.3 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +2.5 | +1.9 | +1.7 | -1.9 | -0.3 | +2.7 | +3.9 | +.069 | | | | +5.0 | +4.1 | +.213 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
82 |
32.7 |
18.7 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
10.9 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
6.6 |
12.2 |
.547 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.286 |
5.3 |
7.1 |
.749 |
| difference: | +27 | +4.5 | +3.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -1.0 | +1.3 | +3.3 | +.040 | | +0.1 | | +1.0 | +0.3 | +.101 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
4 |
40.0 |
24.8 |
4.3 |
7.8 |
12.0 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
14.3 |
.579 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
.821 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
79 |
33.3 |
19.6 |
3.5 |
7.9 |
11.4 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
6.7 |
11.9 |
.561 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.417 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
.742 |
| difference: | +2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -1.0 | -0.5 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +.013 | +0.1 | +0.2 | | +1.3 | +2.7 | +.124 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
20 |
36.0 |
20.9 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
10.4 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
7.4 |
12.9 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
6.2 |
7.8 |
.795 |
| difference: | +11 | +0.1 | +3.8 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | -2.1 | -1.2 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +.025 | | +0.2 | | +1.1 | +2.1 | +.107 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
81 |
34.0 |
18.7 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
10.0 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
12.7 |
.510 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.364 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
.742 |
| difference: | +76 | +15.8 | +8.5 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +4.6 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +0.6 | -2.1 | -1.4 | +2.9 | +5.3 | +.024 | +0.1 | +0.4 | | +2.6 | +4.3 | +.196 |
| 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 | % |
| Shawn Kemp |
12 |
36.8 |
21.6 |
4.3 |
8.0 |
12.3 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
7.1 |
14.6 |
.486 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.200 |
7.3 |
8.8 |
.829 |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Shawn Kemp played 6 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 14, from 1998 to 2003—Shawn Kemp played in 3 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Yao Ming, Shawn Kemp got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Star Game
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