Yao Ming vs. Anthony Parker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Parker 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.

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.

Yao Ming played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Anthony Parker, who played 9. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Anthony Parker had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11
Anthony Parker 9 3 1997-98 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Anthony Parker
Season 2002-031997-98
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
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
Anthony Parker 37 5.3 1.9 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.7 .397 0.2 0.8 .321 0.4 0.5 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Anthony Parker ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Yao Ming Anthony Parker
Season 2003-041998-99
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
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
Anthony Parker 2 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
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
Anthony Parker ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Anthony Parker
Season 2004-051999-00
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
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
Anthony Parker 16 11.6 3.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.6 .421 0.1 0.9 .071 0.5 0.7 .727
Playoffs Stats
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
Anthony Parker ------- --- ----------

Note: Anthony Parker didn't play in 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06.

Season 4
Yao Ming Anthony Parker
Season 2005-062006-07
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 %
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
Anthony Parker 73 33.4 12.4 0.8 3.1 3.9 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.8 4.5 9.4 .477 1.6 3.6 .441 1.8 2.2 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Anthony Parker 6 40.0 15.2 0.5 4.8 5.3 1.0 1.5 0.3 1.2 3.0 4.3 10.3 .419 1.3 3.3 .400 5.2 6.5 .795

Season 5
Yao Ming Anthony Parker
Season 2006-072007-08
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East 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 %
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
Anthony Parker 82 32.1 12.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.2 1.0 0.2 1.1 1.9 4.8 10.1 .476 1.6 3.7 .438 1.2 1.5 .816
Playoffs Stats
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
Anthony Parker 5 39.2 11.4 0.8 5.2 6.0 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.4 4.0 9.8 .408 1.0 3.4 .294 2.4 2.8 .857

Season 6
Yao Ming Anthony Parker
Season 2007-082008-09
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
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 %
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
Anthony Parker 80 33.0 10.7 0.6 3.4 4.0 3.4 1.3 0.2 1.4 1.8 4.0 9.4 .426 1.2 3.0 .390 1.5 1.8 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Anthony Parker ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Anthony Parker
Season 2008-092009-10
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East 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 %
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
Anthony Parker 81 28.3 7.3 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.5 5.9 .434 1.3 3.2 .414 0.9 1.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
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
Anthony Parker 11 30.1 8.3 0.1 2.3 2.4 1.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.7 5.8 .469 1.8 4.0 .455 1.0 1.4 .733

Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.

Season 8
Yao Ming Anthony Parker
Season 2010-112010-11
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards 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 %
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
Anthony Parker 72 29.0 8.3 0.5 2.6 3.0 3.0 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.5 3.1 7.7 .399 1.2 3.2 .379 1.0 1.3 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Anthony Parker ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Yao Ming Anthony Parker
Season -2011-12
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
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 %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Anthony Parker 51 25.1 7.2 0.2 2.5 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.3 2.8 6.4 .433 1.0 2.7 .362 0.7 1.1 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Anthony Parker ------- --- ----------
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