Yao Ming vs. Dennis Schroder Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Schroder 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 less than Dennis Schroder, who played 12. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Dennis Schroder had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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 |
| Dennis Schroder |
12 |
9 |
2013-14 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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: | +33 | +15.9 | +9.8 | +2.3 | +4.7 | +7.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.8 | -0.9 | -1.7 | +3.4 | +6.0 | +.115 | +0.2 | +0.9 | | +3.1 | +3.6 | +.137 |
| Dennis Schroder |
49 |
13.1 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.383 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.238 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.674 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Schroder |
2 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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: | +5 | +13.1 | +7.5 | +2.0 | +4.8 | +6.9 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +1.8 | -0.6 | -1.7 | +2.8 | +3.9 | +.095 | +0.7 | +1.9 | | +2.5 | +3.1 | +.018 |
| Dennis Schroder |
77 |
19.7 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
.427 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.351 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.827 |
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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 | +19.5 | +6.0 | +1.9 | +3.7 | +5.6 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | -0.9 | -2.2 | +2.7 | +4.5 | +.070 | +0.5 | +2.1 | | +1.1 | +1.6 | +.092 |
| Dennis Schroder |
16 |
18.1 |
9.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
9.1 |
.386 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.235 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.857 |
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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: | | +10.3 | +7.3 | +2.3 | +3.6 | +5.8 | +3.6 | +0.5 | +1.9 | -0.2 | -2.0 | +2.6 | +2.4 | +.131 | +1.0 | +3.0 | | +3.1 | +3.9 | +.008 |
| Dennis Schroder |
80 |
20.3 |
11.0 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
9.8 |
.421 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.322 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.791 |
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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: | +3 | +12.8 | +9.7 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +5.8 | +2.9 | +0.1 | +2.6 | -0.6 | -2.0 | +3.2 | +1.6 | +.203 | +1.2 | +3.5 | | +4.6 | +6.6 | +.119 |
| Dennis Schroder |
10 |
19.1 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
10.4 |
.452 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.343 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.846 |
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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: | +22 | +2.7 | +4.4 | +2.1 | +5.0 | +7.1 | +4.8 | +0.4 | +1.4 | -0.7 | -1.5 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +.068 | +1.3 | +3.7 | | +3.1 | +3.7 | +.002 |
| Dennis Schroder |
79 |
31.5 |
17.9 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
1.9 |
6.9 |
15.4 |
.451 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.340 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.855 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Schroder |
6 |
35.2 |
24.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
8.3 |
18.3 |
.455 |
2.8 |
6.7 |
.425 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
.838 |
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5th 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 |
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 |
- |
7.4 |
8.6 |
.862 |
| difference: | +19 | +2.8 | +5.6 | +1.4 | +4.9 | +6.3 | +4.2 | +0.7 | +1.9 | -0.8 | -1.1 | +1.3 | | +.080 | +1.1 | +3.9 | | +4.0 | +4.6 | +.013 |
| Dennis Schroder |
67 |
31.0 |
19.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
17.1 |
.436 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
.290 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.849 |
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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 |
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 |
| Dennis Schroder |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th 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 |
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 |
- |
6.3 |
7.4 |
.850 |
| difference: | +24 | +7.9 | +6.5 | +2.6 | +4.6 | +7.2 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +1.8 | -1.1 | -0.7 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +.093 | +1.6 | +4.6 | | +3.9 | +4.5 | +.031 |
| Dennis Schroder |
79 |
29.3 |
15.5 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
14.0 |
.414 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.341 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.819 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Schroder |
5 |
30.2 |
13.8 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
11.0 |
.455 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.300 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.722 |
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7th 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 |
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 |
- |
4.9 |
5.7 |
.866 |
| difference: | +12 | +2.8 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +3.9 | +6.3 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +1.7 | -0.4 | -1.1 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +.079 | +1.9 | +5.0 | | +1.9 | +2.1 | +.027 |
| Dennis Schroder |
65 |
30.8 |
18.9 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
14.8 |
.469 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.385 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.839 |
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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 |
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 |
| difference: | +2 | +3.5 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +5.4 | +7.2 | +2.6 | +0.2 | +1.1 | -0.5 | -0.9 | +0.3 | +4.6 | +.141 | +1.9 | +6.4 | | +2.2 | +2.1 | +.102 |
| Dennis Schroder |
7 |
32.4 |
17.3 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
15.6 |
.404 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
.289 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.800 |
Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.
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8th 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 |
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 |
| difference: | +56 | +13.9 | +5.2 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +5.0 | +1.1 | +1.4 | -1.3 | | +1.8 | +5.1 | +.049 | +1.2 | +3.5 | | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.090 |
| Dennis Schroder |
61 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
12.5 |
.437 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.335 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.848 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Schroder |
6 |
32.7 |
14.3 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
11.7 |
.400 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
.308 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
.846 |
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Additional Years |
* Dennis Schroder played 4 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2022 to 2025—Dennis Schroder played in two Playoffs. |
All-Rookie First Team