Yao Ming vs. John Wall Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wall 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.

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 less than John Wall, who played 11. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while John Wall had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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.

Rookie Season
	Yao Ming	John Wall
Season	2002-03	2010-11
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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	-	3.7	4.5	.811
difference:	+13	+8.8	+2.9	+1.9	+1.7	+3.6	+6.6	+1.4	+1.3	-1.7	-0.3	+0.9	+4.3	+.089	+0.5	+1.7		+0.7	+1.2	+.045
John Wall	69	37.8	16.4	0.5	4.1	4.6	8.3	1.8	0.5	3.8	2.5	5.8	14.1	.409	0.5	1.7	.296	4.4	5.7	.766
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Yao Ming nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Yao Ming	John Wall
Season	2003-04	2011-12
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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	-	4.4	5.4	.809
difference:	+16	+3.4	+1.2	+1.7	+2.8	+4.5	+6.5	+1.1	+1.0	-1.4	-1.2	+0.8	+1.0	+.099		+0.6		+0.4	+0.7	+.020
John Wall	66	36.2	16.3	0.7	3.8	4.5	8.0	1.4	0.9	3.9	2.1	5.7	13.5	.423	0.0	0.6	.071	4.8	6.1	.789
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
John Wall	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Yao Ming	John Wall
Season	2004-05	2012-13
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+31	+2.1	+0.2	+1.9	+2.5	+4.4	+6.8	+0.9	+1.2	-0.7	-1.3	+0.1	+2.8	+.111	+0.2	+0.9		+0.1		+.021
John Wall	49	32.7	18.5	0.7	3.3	4.0	7.6	1.3	0.8	3.2	2.4	6.6	15.0	.441	0.2	0.9	.267	5.0	6.2	.804
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
John Wall	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Yao Ming	John Wall
Season	2005-06	2013-14
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	5.9	6.9	.853
difference:	+25	+2.1	+3.0	+2.1	+4.0	+6.1	+7.3	+1.3	+1.1	-1.0	-0.7	+1.1	+0.5	+.086	+1.3	+3.8		+2.0	+2.1	+.048
John Wall	82	36.3	19.3	0.5	3.6	4.1	8.8	1.8	0.5	3.6	2.7	7.1	16.3	.433	1.3	3.8	.351	3.9	4.8	.805
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Yao Ming	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Wall	11	38.2	16.3	0.5	3.5	4.0	7.1	1.6	0.7	3.3	2.6	5.5	14.9	.366	0.6	2.9	.219	4.7	6.2	.765

Season 5
	Yao Ming	John Wall
Season	2006-07	2014-15
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	7.4	8.6	.862
difference:	+31	+2.1	+7.4	+1.6	+3.1	+4.8	+8.0	+1.3	+1.4	-0.3	-1.0	+2.2	+2.3	+.071	+0.8	+2.7		+3.8	+4.0	+.077
John Wall	79	35.9	17.6	0.5	4.2	4.6	10.0	1.7	0.6	3.8	2.3	6.6	14.8	.445	0.8	2.7	.300	3.6	4.6	.785
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
difference:		+1.9	+7.7	+2.6	+3.0	+5.6	+11.0	+1.3	+0.7	-0.8	-2.0	+1.8	+2.2	+.049	+0.4	+2.4		+4.7	+5.1	+.034
John Wall	7	39.0	17.4	0.7	4.0	4.7	11.9	1.4	1.4	3.9	1.9	6.1	15.7	.391	0.4	2.4	.176	4.7	5.6	.846

Season 6
	Yao Ming	John Wall
Season	2007-08	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	6.3	7.4	.850
difference:	+22	+1.0	+2.1	+2.6	+3.3	+5.9	+7.9	+1.4	+1.2	-0.8	-1.0	+0.5	+2.0	+.083	+1.5	+4.3		+2.8	+2.9	+.059
John Wall	77	36.2	19.9	0.5	4.4	4.9	10.2	1.9	0.8	4.1	2.1	7.4	17.5	.424	1.5	4.3	.351	3.5	4.5	.791
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Yao Ming nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
	Yao Ming	John Wall
Season	2008-09	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	4.9	5.7	.866
difference:	+1	+2.8	+3.4	+1.8	+3.8	+5.7	+8.9	+1.6	+1.3	-1.1	-1.4	+0.9	+5.0	+.097	+1.1	+3.5		+0.5	+1.1	+.065
John Wall	78	36.4	23.1	0.8	3.4	4.2	10.7	2.0	0.6	4.1	1.9	8.3	18.4	.451	1.1	3.5	.327	5.4	6.8	.801
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
difference:	+4	+3.1	+10.1	+1.6	+5.6	+7.2	+9.3	+1.3		-2.3	-1.0	+3.8	+10.6	+.093	+1.6	+4.7		+0.9	+1.5	+.063
John Wall	13	39.0	27.2	0.5	3.2	3.7	10.3	1.7	1.2	4.2	2.0	9.8	21.6	.452	1.6	4.7	.344	6.0	7.2	.839

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

Season 8
	Yao Ming	John Wall
Season	2010-11	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+36	+16.2	+9.2	+0.9	+0.9	+1.7	+8.8	+1.4	+0.5	-2.5	-0.6	+3.2	+8.9	+.066	+1.5	+4.1		+1.3	+2.7	+.212
John Wall	41	34.4	19.4	0.5	3.1	3.7	9.6	1.4	1.1	3.9	2.0	6.8	16.3	.420	1.5	4.1	.371	4.3	5.9	.726
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Yao Ming	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Wall	6	39.0	26.0	0.5	5.2	5.7	11.5	2.3	1.3	4.5	2.7	9.3	21.2	.441	0.7	3.5	.190	6.7	7.8	.851