Yao Ming vs. Antoine Wright Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Antoine Wright 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, 2 more than Antoine Wright, who played 6. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Antoine Wright had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Antoine Wright 6 4 2005-06 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Antoine Wright
Season 2002-032005-06
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Antoine Wright 39 9.5 1.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.7 2.1 .358 0.0 0.4 .067 0.3 0.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Antoine Wright 5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 2
Yao Ming Antoine Wright
Season 2003-042006-07
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 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
Antoine Wright 63 18.0 4.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.9 1.7 4.0 .438 0.3 0.9 .322 0.7 1.2 .603
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
Antoine Wright 12 13.6 3.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.4 3.0 .472 0.3 0.5 .500 0.8 0.8 .900

Season 3
Yao Ming Antoine Wright
Season 2004-052007-08
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 %
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
Antoine Wright 56 22.0 6.3 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.3 2.4 5.9 .413 0.6 2.0 .291 0.8 1.2 .687
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
Antoine Wright 1 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Yao Ming Antoine Wright
Season 2005-062008-09
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
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
Antoine Wright 65 23.9 7.3 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 2.6 2.8 6.6 .415 0.7 2.3 .302 1.1 1.5 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Antoine Wright 10 16.7 5.9 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 3.0 2.1 4.3 .488 0.8 2.1 .381 0.9 1.1 .818

Season 5
Yao Ming Antoine Wright
Season 2006-072009-10
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second 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 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
Antoine Wright 67 20.8 6.5 0.6 2.3 2.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.0 2.4 6.0 .406 0.9 2.6 .335 0.8 1.1 .688
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
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Yao Ming Antoine Wright
Season 2007-082010-11
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
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
Antoine Wright 7 4.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.1 .125 0.0 0.6 .000 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 ------- --- ----------
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Antoine Wright
Season 2008-09-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
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
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------
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
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Antoine Wright
Season 2010-11-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------
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