Yao Ming vs. Elliot Perry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elliot Perry 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, 2 less than Elliot Perry, who played 10. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Elliot Perry had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Elliot Perry 10 4 1991-92 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season 2002-031991-92
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets
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
Elliot Perry 50 8.7 2.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 2.6 .380 0.0 0.1 .143 0.5 0.8 .659
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Elliot Perry ------- --- ----------

Note: Elliot Perry didn't play in 1992-93.

Season 2
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season 2003-041993-94
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West 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
Elliot Perry 27 16.0 3.9 0.4 1.0 1.4 4.6 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.3 1.6 4.2 .372 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.0 .750
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
Elliot Perry 4 3.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.8 .143 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season 2004-051994-95
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West 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
Elliot Perry 82 24.1 9.7 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.8 1.9 0.0 2.0 1.7 3.7 7.2 .520 0.3 0.7 .417 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 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
Elliot Perry 9 11.8 6.9 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.0 1.0 0.9 2.2 4.7 .476 0.2 0.6 .400 2.2 2.8 .800

Season 4
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season 2005-061995-96
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Elliot Perry 81 20.6 8.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.4 1.1 0.1 1.8 1.7 3.2 6.8 .475 0.3 0.7 .407 1.9 2.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Elliot Perry 4 12.8 3.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.8 3.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 5
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season 2006-071996-97
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Elliot Perry 82 19.5 6.9 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.0 1.2 0.0 1.4 1.4 2.6 5.6 .474 0.6 1.7 .358 1.0 1.3 .745
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
Elliot Perry ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season 2007-081997-98
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Elliot Perry 81 21.6 7.3 0.3 1.1 1.3 2.8 1.1 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.0 6.9 .430 0.2 0.6 .340 1.1 1.3 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Elliot Perry ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season 2008-091998-99
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets
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
Elliot Perry 35 8.3 2.8 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.1 2.9 .379 0.3 0.7 .417 0.3 0.4 .714
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
Elliot Perry ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season 2010-111999-00
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
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
Elliot Perry 60 13.4 5.3 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.0 0.8 2.1 4.9 .435 0.2 0.7 .282 0.8 1.0 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Elliot Perry ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season -2000-01
Team -Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 ------- --- ----------
Elliot Perry 49 10.2 3.0 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.6 1.3 2.9 .464 0.0 0.1 .200 0.3 0.4 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Elliot Perry 2 8.0 6.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 .600 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 10
Yao Ming Elliot Perry
Season -2001-02
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
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 ------- --- ----------
Elliot Perry 2 24.0 5.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 1.5 0.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 5.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Elliot Perry ------- --- ----------
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