Yao Ming vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves 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, 4 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Austin Reaves |
4 |
3 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Yao Ming |
Austin Reaves |
| Season |
2002-03 | 2021-22 |
| Team |
Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 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 | % |
| 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: | +21 | +5.8 | +6.2 | +1.7 | +3.4 | +5.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.5 | -1.4 | -1.4 | +2.5 | +4.6 | +.039 | +0.9 | +2.7 | | +2.1 | +2.6 | +.028 |
| Austin Reaves |
61 |
23.2 |
7.3 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.459 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.317 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.839 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Yao Ming nor Austin Reaves 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 | % |
| 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: | +18 | +4.0 | +4.5 | +1.9 | +4.1 | +6.0 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +1.6 | -1.0 | -1.6 | +2.5 | +4.8 | +.007 | +1.3 | +3.4 | | +0.8 | +1.3 | +.055 |
| Austin Reaves |
64 |
28.8 |
13.0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
7.7 |
.529 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.398 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
.864 |
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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 |
| difference: | +11 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +1.2 | -1.0 | -1.6 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +.008 | +2.4 | +5.5 | | +0.6 | +0.2 | +.130 |
| Austin Reaves |
16 |
36.2 |
16.9 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
12.1 |
.464 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
.443 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.895 |
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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: | +2 | +1.5 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +4.1 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +1.7 | -0.4 | -1.8 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +.066 | +1.9 | +5.1 | | +2.1 | +2.9 | +.070 |
| Austin Reaves |
82 |
32.1 |
15.9 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
11.5 |
.486 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
.367 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.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 | % |
| 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: | +2 | +2.9 | +4.6 | +2.3 | +1.6 | +3.9 | +2.9 | +1.1 | +2.1 | -1.9 | -2.8 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +.179 | +1.4 | +5.2 | | +2.3 | +4.1 | +.168 |
| Austin Reaves |
5 |
34.8 |
16.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
12.6 |
.476 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
.269 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.895 |
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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: | +16 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +1.8 | +3.9 | +5.7 | +4.3 | +0.6 | +1.3 | -0.2 | -1.3 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +.059 | +2.7 | +7.3 | | +1.5 | +1.9 | +.024 |
| Austin Reaves |
73 |
34.9 |
20.2 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.460 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.377 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
.877 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves |
5 |
39.2 |
16.2 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
6.0 |
14.6 |
.411 |
3.0 |
9.4 |
.319 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
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Additional Years |
* Yao Ming played 4 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2007 to 2011—Yao Ming played in two Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Austin Reaves, Yao Ming got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
4 All-Star Game
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