Yao Ming vs. Delonte West Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Delonte West 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 and Delonte West both played 8 years in the NBA. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Delonte West had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Delonte West 8 6 2004-05 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Delonte West
Season 2002-032004-05
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 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
Delonte West 39 13.0 4.5 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.8 1.7 4.0 .426 0.6 1.7 .358 0.5 0.7 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delonte West 7 16.3 4.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.3 2.4 1.6 3.0 .524 0.7 1.6 .455 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 2
Yao Ming Delonte West
Season 2003-042005-06
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
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
Delonte West 71 34.1 11.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 4.6 1.2 0.6 1.9 2.8 4.7 9.6 .487 1.2 3.1 .385 1.2 1.4 .851
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
Delonte West ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Delonte West
Season 2004-052006-07
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
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
Delonte West 69 32.2 12.2 0.5 2.6 3.0 4.4 1.1 0.5 2.0 2.2 4.4 10.4 .427 0.9 2.6 .365 2.4 2.9 .853
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
Delonte West ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Delonte West
Season 2005-062007-08
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 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
Delonte West 61 25.1 8.3 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.8 1.0 0.5 1.9 1.7 3.2 7.8 .413 0.8 2.2 .356 1.1 1.5 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delonte West 13 34.8 10.8 0.6 2.7 3.3 4.2 1.2 0.5 2.5 3.1 3.4 8.5 .400 1.4 3.2 .429 2.7 3.2 .854

Season 5
Yao Ming Delonte West
Season 2006-072008-09
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers 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 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
Delonte West 64 33.6 11.7 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.5 1.5 0.2 1.4 2.0 4.5 9.8 .457 1.4 3.6 .399 1.4 1.7 .833
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
Delonte West 14 42.2 13.8 0.4 3.1 3.5 4.1 1.4 0.5 2.4 2.0 5.2 11.2 .465 0.9 2.6 .333 2.5 3.0 .833

Season 6
Yao Ming Delonte West
Season 2007-082009-10
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 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
Delonte West 60 25.0 8.8 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.3 0.9 0.5 1.5 1.4 3.2 7.3 .445 0.4 1.3 .325 1.9 2.4 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delonte West 11 24.5 6.7 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.7 1.5 2.5 6.1 .418 0.3 1.7 .158 1.4 1.5 .938

Season 7
Yao Ming Delonte West
Season 2008-092010-11
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 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
Delonte West 24 18.9 5.6 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.2 2.3 5.0 .458 0.5 1.4 .364 0.5 0.6 .867
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
Delonte West 9 18.9 6.6 0.4 1.4 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.0 1.3 1.8 2.4 5.2 .468 0.8 2.1 .368 0.9 1.1 .800

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Delonte West
Season 2010-112011-12
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 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
Delonte West 44 24.1 9.6 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 1.3 0.3 1.7 1.5 3.8 8.2 .461 0.6 1.7 .355 1.4 1.6 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Delonte West 4 22.0 7.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.3 2.8 6.5 .423 0.8 1.5 .500 1.3 1.3 1.000
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