Yao Ming vs. Amar'e Stoudemire Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amar'e Stoudemire and Yao Ming, 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.
Yao Ming played 8 years in the NBA, 6 less than Amar'e Stoudemire, who played 14. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Amar'e Stoudemire 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 |
| Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
14 |
10 |
2002-03 to 2015-16 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | | +2.3 | | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.026 | | +0.1 | | +0.2 | +1.4 | +.150 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
82 |
31.3 |
13.5 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
10.1 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
.661 |
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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 | % |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
6 |
34.0 |
14.2 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
10.8 |
.523 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
.571 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +27 | +4.0 | +3.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -0.1 | +1.0 | +3.2 | +.047 | | +0.1 | | +1.2 | +2.5 | +.096 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
55 |
36.8 |
20.6 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
9.0 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
15.7 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
5.6 |
7.9 |
.713 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | | +5.5 | +7.7 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +2.6 | +4.5 | +.007 | | +0.2 | | +2.4 | +3.7 | +.050 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
80 |
36.1 |
26.0 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
9.3 |
16.7 |
.559 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.188 |
7.3 |
9.9 |
.733 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +8 | +8.1 | +8.5 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -0.4 | -0.5 | +2.3 | +6.9 | +.116 | | +0.2 | | +3.8 | +4.3 | +.054 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
15 |
40.0 |
29.9 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
10.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
10.2 |
18.9 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
9.5 |
12.2 |
.781 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +54 | +17.5 | +13.6 | +0.6 | +4.3 | +4.9 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -2.3 | -2.1 | +5.2 | +6.8 | +.186 | | +0.3 | | +3.2 | +3.9 | +.036 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
3 |
16.7 |
8.7 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
.889 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Yao Ming nor Amar'e Stoudemire 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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +34 | +1.0 | +4.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 | -0.7 | -0.3 | +1.4 | +4.2 | +.059 | | | | +1.8 | +1.5 | +.081 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
82 |
32.8 |
20.4 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
9.6 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
7.4 |
12.9 |
.575 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.6 |
7.1 |
.781 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +2.1 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +1.2 | -2.8 | | +1.2 | +0.5 | +.083 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | +2.4 | +1.6 | +.111 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
10 |
34.3 |
25.3 |
3.0 |
9.1 |
12.1 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
17.4 |
.523 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
7.0 |
9.1 |
.769 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +24 | +3.3 | +3.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.1 | -0.6 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +.083 | +0.1 | +0.4 | | +0.7 | +1.3 | +.045 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
79 |
33.9 |
25.2 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
9.1 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
9.0 |
15.3 |
.590 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.161 |
7.0 |
8.7 |
.805 |
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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 | % |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
5 |
40.8 |
23.2 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
9.6 |
19.8 |
.485 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.250 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
.633 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +24 | +3.2 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.009 | +0.1 | +0.1 | | +1.2 | +1.6 | +.031 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
53 |
36.8 |
21.4 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
8.1 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
14.1 |
.539 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.429 |
6.1 |
7.3 |
.835 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +77 | +16.4 | +12.9 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +3.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -0.8 | +5.0 | +8.0 | +.071 | | +0.1 | | +2.9 | +4.5 | +.167 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
82 |
34.6 |
23.1 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
8.9 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
15.4 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
5.9 |
7.7 |
.771 |
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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 | % |
| Yao Ming |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire |
16 |
36.5 |
22.2 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
14.9 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
6.7 |
8.9 |
.754 |
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Additional Years |
* Amar'e Stoudemire played 6 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2011 to 2016—Amar'e Stoudemire played in 5 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Yao Ming, Amar'e Stoudemire got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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