Yao Ming vs. Chuck Share Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chuck Share 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

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 Chuck Share, who played 9. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Chuck Share had his rookie season in 1951-52. 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
Chuck Share 9 7 1951-52 to 1959-60

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Yao Ming Chuck Share
Season 2002-031951-52
Team Houston RocketsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div 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
Chuck Share 63 14.0 3.9 - - 5.3 1.0 - - - 2.2 1.2 3.7 .322 - - - 1.5 2.5 .619
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chuck Share 2 17.5 9.5 - - 5.0 1.5 - - - 4.0 4.0 5.5 .727 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600

Season 2

Yao Ming Chuck Share
Season 2003-041952-53
Team Houston RocketsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost West Div Finals
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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
Chuck Share 67 15.6 5.3 - - 5.6 1.1 - - - 3.2 1.4 3.8 .358 - - - 2.6 3.5 .735
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
Chuck Share 8 24.8 6.0 - - 6.5 1.5 - - - 5.6 1.4 3.4 .407 - - - 3.3 4.9 .667

Season 3

Yao Ming Chuck Share
Season 2004-051953-54
Team Houston RocketsFort Wayne Pistons, Milwaukee Hawks
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
Chuck Share 68 23.2 8.3 - - 8.2 1.2 - - - 3.1 2.8 7.3 .381 - - - 2.8 4.0 .684
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
Chuck Share ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Yao Ming Chuck Share
Season 2005-061954-55
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Hawks
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
Chuck Share 69 24.4 11.9 - - 9.9 1.2 - - - 4.0 3.4 8.4 .407 - - - 5.1 7.1 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chuck Share ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Yao Ming Chuck Share
Season 2006-071955-56
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div Finals
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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
Chuck Share 72 27.4 13.6 - - 10.8 1.8 - - - 4.4 4.4 10.2 .430 - - - 4.8 6.9 .695
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
Chuck Share 8 28.9 12.9 - - 9.1 1.6 - - - 5.1 4.5 9.1 .493 - - - 3.9 6.0 .646

Season 6

Yao Ming Chuck Share
Season 2007-081956-57
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA Finals
more >>
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
Chuck Share 72 23.2 10.3 - - 8.9 1.1 - - - 3.7 3.3 7.4 .439 - - - 3.7 5.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chuck Share 10 16.8 9.2 - - 6.3 0.6 - - - 3.9 3.1 7.2 .431 - - - 3.0 5.0 .600

Season 7

Yao Ming Chuck Share
Season 2008-091957-58
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Chuck Share 72 25.3 8.6 - - 10.4 1.8 - - - 3.9 3.0 7.6 .396 - - - 2.6 4.1 .648
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
Chuck Share 11 18.1 6.6 - - 6.2 1.0 - - - 4.5 2.2 5.5 .393 - - - 2.3 3.5 .658

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

Season 8

Yao Ming Chuck Share
Season 2010-111958-59
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
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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
Chuck Share 72 23.8 6.0 - - 9.1 1.4 - - - 3.6 2.0 5.3 .386 - - - 1.9 2.6 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chuck Share 6 20.3 4.3 - - 8.7 1.5 - - - 2.7 1.3 4.5 .296 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714

Season 9

Yao Ming Chuck Share
Season -1959-60
Team -St. Louis Hawks, Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West Div Finals
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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 ------- --- ----------
Chuck Share 41 15.9 4.2 - - 5.4 1.5 - - - 3.5 1.4 3.7 .391 - - - 1.3 2.0 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Chuck Share 9 13.7 2.4 - - 3.8 0.6 - - - 2.9 0.7 1.6 .429 - - - 1.1 1.2 .909