Yao Ming vs. Delon Wright Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Delon 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

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 Delon Wright, who played 9. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Delon Wright had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Delon Wright 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Delon Wright
Season 2002-032015-16
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf 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 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
Delon Wright 27 8.5 3.8 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.3 3.0 .450 0.2 0.5 .385 1.0 1.3 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright 9 4.6 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.1 .300 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .615

Season 2
Yao Ming Delon Wright
Season 2003-042016-17
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors 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
Delon Wright 27 16.5 5.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.1 1.0 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.8 4.3 .422 0.4 1.1 .333 1.6 2.0 .764
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
Delon Wright 9 10.2 2.8 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.9 .529 0.2 0.7 .333 0.6 0.8 .714

Season 3
Yao Ming Delon Wright
Season 2004-052017-18
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors 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 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
Delon Wright 69 20.8 8.0 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.9 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.2 2.9 6.3 .465 0.8 2.2 .366 1.4 1.7 .829
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
Delon Wright 10 21.5 8.6 0.3 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 3.1 6.8 .456 0.9 2.1 .429 1.5 1.6 .938

Season 4
Yao Ming Delon Wright
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies
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
Delon Wright 75 22.6 8.7 0.9 2.6 3.5 3.3 1.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.2 7.4 .434 0.7 2.2 .298 1.6 2.0 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming Delon Wright
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
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 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
Delon Wright 73 21.5 6.9 1.0 2.9 3.8 3.3 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.6 5.6 .462 0.6 1.7 .370 1.1 1.4 .770
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
Delon Wright 4 13.3 4.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.8 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.5 1.5 2.5 .600 0.3 0.5 .500 0.8 1.3 .600

Season 6
Yao Ming Delon Wright
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Delon Wright 63 27.7 10.2 1.0 3.2 4.3 4.4 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 3.8 8.2 .463 1.0 2.7 .372 1.6 2.0 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Delon Wright
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 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
Delon Wright 77 18.9 4.4 0.6 2.2 2.9 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 3.5 .454 0.6 1.5 .379 0.7 0.8 .857
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
Delon Wright 5 27.4 8.2 2.2 2.6 4.8 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.4 3.0 5.8 .517 1.0 2.6 .385 1.2 1.8 .667

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Delon Wright
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Delon Wright 50 24.4 7.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.9 1.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.8 5.8 .474 0.8 2.4 .345 1.0 1.2 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Yao Ming Delon Wright
Season -2023-24
Team -Washington Wizards, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright 47 15.8 4.5 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.6 4.0 .394 0.5 1.4 .368 0.8 1.0 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delon Wright 4 26.8 8.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 5.0 .600 1.5 2.5 .600 0.5 0.5 1.000
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