Yao Ming vs. Fred Roberts Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred Roberts 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, 5 less than Fred Roberts, who played 13. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Fred Roberts had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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
Fred Roberts 13 9 1983-84 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season 2002-031983-84
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
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
Fred Roberts 79 19.4 7.3 1.3 2.6 3.8 1.2 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.8 2.7 5.1 .536 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.2 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season 2003-041984-85
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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
Fred Roberts 74 15.9 7.7 1.1 1.5 2.5 1.2 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 2.8 5.6 .498 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.0 2.5 .824
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
Fred Roberts 10 13.0 5.4 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.6 1.9 4.3 .442 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 3
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season 2004-051985-86
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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 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
Fred Roberts 58 8.1 3.7 0.5 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.2 1.3 2.9 .443 0.0 0.0 .500 1.2 1.5 .770
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
Fred Roberts 4 7.8 5.5 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.3 1.8 3.8 .467 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .889

Season 4
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season 2005-061986-87
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA 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 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
Fred Roberts 73 14.8 5.5 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.8 1.9 3.7 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 20 13.3 4.6 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.4 1.5 3.0 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .705

Season 5
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season 2006-071987-88
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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
Fred Roberts 74 13.9 6.1 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.6 2.2 4.5 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.2 .776
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
Fred Roberts 15 6.7 1.9 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.3 0.7 1.4 .524 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .636

Season 6
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season 2007-081988-89
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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
Fred Roberts 71 17.6 5.9 1.0 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.8 2.2 4.5 .486 0.0 0.2 .214 1.5 1.8 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 9 38.3 14.7 1.2 3.1 4.3 2.2 0.6 0.4 1.4 3.2 5.4 11.1 .490 0.0 0.3 .000 3.8 4.4 .850

Season 7
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season 2008-091989-90
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisBucks 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
Fred Roberts 82 27.3 10.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.6 4.0 8.1 .495 0.0 0.1 .182 2.4 3.0 .783
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
Fred Roberts 4 19.8 9.8 1.3 0.8 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 5.0 .650 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 4.0 .813

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season 2010-111990-91
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 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
Fred Roberts 82 25.8 10.8 1.3 2.1 3.4 1.6 0.8 0.4 1.6 2.3 4.4 8.2 .533 0.0 0.3 .160 2.1 2.5 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 3 34.3 11.3 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.7 5.3 11.7 .457 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 9
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season -1991-92
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 80 21.8 9.6 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.5 0.7 0.5 1.5 2.2 3.9 8.1 .482 0.2 0.5 .514 1.6 2.1 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season -1992-93
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 79 18.8 7.6 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.9 5.4 .528 0.2 0.4 .414 1.7 2.1 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts ------- --- ----------

Note: Fred Roberts didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 11
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season -1994-95
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 21 10.6 3.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.2 1.3 3.4 .389 0.2 0.5 .364 1.0 1.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 1 7.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 12
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season -1995-96
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 33 9.6 3.7 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.5 2.9 .495 0.1 0.4 .286 0.7 0.8 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 1 3.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13
Yao Ming Fred Roberts
Season -1996-97
Team -Dallas Mavericks
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 ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts 12 3.3 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.3 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Fred Roberts ------- --- ----------
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