Yao Ming vs. Jarred Vanderbilt Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jarred Vanderbilt 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 more than Jarred Vanderbilt, who played 6. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Jarred Vanderbilt had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Jarred Vanderbilt 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2002-032018-19
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Jarred Vanderbilt 17 4.1 1.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Jarred Vanderbilt 3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Yao Ming Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2003-042019-20
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves
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
Jarred Vanderbilt 11 4.3 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 .625 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
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
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2004-052020-21
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Jarred Vanderbilt 64 17.8 5.4 1.8 3.9 5.8 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.9 2.2 3.7 .606 0.0 0.1 .200 0.9 1.6 .559
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
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2005-062021-22
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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
Jarred Vanderbilt 74 25.4 6.9 2.9 5.5 8.4 1.3 1.3 0.6 1.0 2.4 2.9 4.9 .587 0.0 0.2 .143 1.2 1.8 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Jarred Vanderbilt 6 21.5 5.5 2.0 5.2 7.2 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.8 2.7 2.2 4.5 .481 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .700

Season 5
Yao Ming Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2006-072022-23
Team Houston RocketsUtah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West 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
Jarred Vanderbilt 78 24.1 7.9 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.4 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.4 3.2 5.8 .548 0.4 1.2 .322 1.2 1.8 .691
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
Jarred Vanderbilt 15 16.5 4.6 1.3 1.9 3.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 2.1 1.6 4.0 .400 0.5 1.9 .241 0.9 1.3 .700

Season 6
Yao Ming Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2007-082023-24
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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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
Jarred Vanderbilt 29 20.0 5.2 1.4 3.3 4.8 1.2 1.2 0.2 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.9 .518 0.3 0.9 .296 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2008-09-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets 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 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
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------
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
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Jarred Vanderbilt
Season 2010-11-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Jarred Vanderbilt ------- --- ----------
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