Yao Ming vs. Isaac Okoro Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaac Okoro 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, 3 more than Isaac Okoro, who played 5. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Isaac Okoro had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Isaac Okoro 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Isaac Okoro
Season 2002-032020-21
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+15+3.4+3.9+1.4+3.7+5.1+0.2+0.5+1.4-0.8+1.4+1.5+.078+0.9+3.2+2.0+2.2+.085
Isaac Okoro 67 32.4 9.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.3 .420 0.9 3.2 .290 1.7 2.3 .726
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Yao Ming nor Isaac Okoro played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Yao Ming Isaac Okoro
Season 2003-042021-22
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+15+3.2+8.7+1.3+4.7+6.0+0.3+0.5+1.6-1.6-0.9+3.4+6.1+.042+0.8+2.3+2.6+3.1+.041
Isaac Okoro 67 29.6 8.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 3.1 6.4 .480 0.8 2.3 .350 1.8 2.3 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Isaac Okoro DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Isaac Okoro
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4+8.9+11.9+1.9+4.0+5.9+0.3+0.3+1.6-1.9-1.6+4.4+7.5+.058+0.8+2.3+3.9+4.8+.026
Isaac Okoro 76 21.7 6.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.3 4.7 .494 0.8 2.3 .363 1.0 1.4 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+16.9+15.0+2.7+3.6+6.3+0.1+0.1+2.3-1.9-2.4+5.7+7.4+.177+0.8+2.6+4.5+6.7+.273
Isaac Okoro 5 15.0 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.2 4.6 .478 0.8 2.6 .308 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 4
Yao Ming Isaac Okoro
Season 2005-062023-24
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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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12+6.9+12.9+1.6+5.6+7.2+0.4+0.3+1.1-1.8-1.4+4.8+8.8+.029+1.2+3.1+4.6+4.9+.174
Isaac Okoro 69 27.3 9.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.4 7.0 .490 1.2 3.1 .391 1.3 2.0 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Yao Ming DNP------ --- ----------
Isaac Okoro 12 21.9 5.5 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.8 .357 0.8 2.9 .257 0.6 0.8 .778

Season 5
Yao Ming Isaac Okoro
Season 2006-072024-25
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 Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+7+14.7+18.9+1.2+5.8+7.0+0.8+0.2+1.7-3.1-1.4+6.5+12.2+.052+1.0+2.7+6.8+7.8+.145
Isaac Okoro 55 19.1 6.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.9 .464 1.0 2.7 .371 0.6 0.8 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+22.9+20.5+2.9+6.2+9.1+0.3+0.6+0.6-4.3-2.5+6.2+14.6+.060+0.7+1.8+8.8+9.8+.255
Isaac Okoro 9 14.2 4.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 3.3 .500 0.7 1.8 .375 0.6 0.9 .625

Additional Years

* Yao Ming played 3 seasons more than Isaac Okoro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2008 to 2011—Yao Ming played in one postseason.

In those 3 extra years over Isaac Okoro, Yao Ming got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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