Yao Ming vs. Chris Wilcox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Wilcox 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, 3 less than Chris Wilcox, who played 11. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Chris Wilcox 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 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
Chris Wilcox 11 1 2002-03 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season 2002-032002-03
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers
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
Chris Wilcox 46 10.4 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.6 3.0 .521 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season 2003-042003-04
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers
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
Chris Wilcox 65 20.6 8.6 1.9 2.8 4.7 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.8 3.5 6.7 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .700
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
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season 2004-052004-05
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers
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
Chris Wilcox 54 18.6 7.9 1.2 3.1 4.2 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.4 2.4 3.1 6.1 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.7 .611
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
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season 2005-062005-06
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers, Seattle Supersonics
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 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
Chris Wilcox 77 19.9 8.1 1.5 3.8 5.3 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.4 3.3 5.8 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season 2006-072006-07
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics
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
Chris Wilcox 82 31.5 13.5 2.2 5.5 7.7 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.5 3.0 5.3 10.0 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.3 .684
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
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season 2007-082007-08
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics
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
Chris Wilcox 62 28.0 13.4 2.0 5.0 7.0 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.7 2.8 5.4 10.3 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.0 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season 2008-092008-09
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Chris Wilcox 62 16.9 7.2 1.5 2.9 4.5 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.2 3.0 6.0 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.3 .564
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
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season 2010-112009-10
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
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
Chris Wilcox 34 13.0 4.5 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.9 1.9 3.5 .525 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season -2010-11
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox 57 17.5 7.4 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.6 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.6 .562
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season -2011-12
Team -Boston Celtics
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 ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox 28 17.2 5.4 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.3 2.3 3.8 .598 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Yao Ming Chris Wilcox
Season -2012-13
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox 61 13.6 4.2 0.9 2.0 3.0 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 2.0 1.8 2.5 .719 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chris Wilcox 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -