Yao Ming vs. Jim Pollard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Pollard 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, 1 more than Jim Pollard, who played 7. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Jim Pollard had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Jim Pollard 7 7 1948-49 to 1954-55

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Jim Pollard
Season 2002-031948-49
Team Houston RocketsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA 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 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
Jim Pollard 53 - 14.8 - - - 2.7 - - - 2.7 5.9 14.9 .396 - - - 2.9 4.3 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Jim Pollard 10 - 13.0 - - - 3.9 - - - 3.1 4.3 14.7 .293 - - - 4.4 6.2 .710

Season 2
Yao Ming Jim Pollard
Season 2003-041949-50
Team Houston RocketsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA 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 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
Jim Pollard 66 - 14.7 - - - 3.8 - - - 2.2 6.0 17.3 .346 - - - 2.8 3.7 .764
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
Jim Pollard 12 - 12.0 - - - 4.7 - - - 3.0 4.2 14.6 .286 - - - 3.7 5.2 .710

Season 3
Yao Ming Jim Pollard
Season 2004-051950-51
Team Houston RocketsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div 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 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
Jim Pollard 54 - 11.6 - - 9.0 3.4 - - - 2.9 4.7 13.5 .352 - - - 2.2 2.9 .750
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
Jim Pollard 7 - 13.6 - - 8.9 3.9 - - - 3.9 5.0 15.4 .324 - - - 3.6 4.3 .833

Season 4
Yao Ming Jim Pollard
Season 2005-061951-52
Team Houston RocketsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA 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 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
Jim Pollard 65 39.2 15.5 - - 9.1 3.6 - - - 3.1 6.3 17.8 .356 - - - 2.8 4.0 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Jim Pollard 11 42.6 16.1 - - 6.5 3.0 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.7 .405 - - - 3.4 4.5 .740

Season 5
Yao Ming Jim Pollard
Season 2006-071952-53
Team Houston RocketsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA 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 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
Jim Pollard 66 36.4 13.0 - - 6.8 3.5 - - - 2.9 5.0 14.1 .357 - - - 2.9 3.8 .769
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
Jim Pollard 12 37.9 14.3 - - 7.2 4.1 - - - 3.1 5.2 13.9 .371 - - - 4.0 5.2 .774

Season 6
Yao Ming Jim Pollard
Season 2007-081953-54
Team Houston RocketsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA 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
Jim Pollard 71 35.0 11.7 - - 7.0 3.0 - - - 2.3 4.6 12.4 .370 - - - 2.5 3.2 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Jim Pollard 13 41.8 12.3 - - 8.5 3.2 - - - 2.1 4.3 11.9 .361 - - - 3.7 4.6 .800

Season 7
Yao Ming Jim Pollard
Season 2008-091954-55
Team Houston RocketsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Div Finals
more >>
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
Jim Pollard 63 31.1 10.8 - - 7.3 2.5 - - - 2.3 4.2 11.9 .354 - - - 2.4 3.0 .812
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
Jim Pollard 7 36.7 14.1 - - 11.1 2.0 - - - 1.9 4.7 14.9 .317 - - - 4.7 6.6 .717

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Jim Pollard
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
Jim Pollard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Jim Pollard ------- --- ----------
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