Yao Ming vs. Jordan Poole Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Poole 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, 1 more than Jordan Poole, who played 7. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Jordan Poole had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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	Jordan Poole
Season	2002-03	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	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:	+25	+6.6	+4.7	+2.2	+3.9	+6.1	+0.7	+0.2	+1.6	-0.8	-1.2	+2.0	+1.0	+.165	+1.3	+4.6		+2.0	+2.4	+.013
Jordan Poole	57	22.4	8.8	0.2	1.9	2.1	2.4	0.6	0.2	1.3	1.6	2.9	8.8	.333	1.3	4.6	.279	1.7	2.1	.798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Yao Ming nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Yao Ming	Jordan Poole
Season	2003-04	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	Golden State Warriors
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:	+31	+13.4	+5.5	+2.1	+5.1	+7.2	+0.4	+0.2	+1.7	-1.5	-1.6	+2.5	+3.2	+.090	+1.9	+5.4		+2.3	+3.1	+.073
Jordan Poole	51	19.4	12.0	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.9	0.5	0.2	1.0	1.7	4.0	9.3	.432	1.9	5.4	.351	2.1	2.3	.882
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
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Yao Ming	Jordan Poole
Season	2004-05	2021-22
Team	Houston Rockets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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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:	+4	+0.6	+0.2	+2.2	+2.8	+5.0	+3.2	+0.4	+1.7		-1.0	+0.5	+1.7	+.104	+2.8	+7.6		+1.7	+2.7	+.142
Jordan Poole	76	30.0	18.5	0.4	3.0	3.4	4.0	0.8	0.3	2.5	2.7	6.2	13.9	.448	2.8	7.6	.364	3.2	3.5	.925
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
difference:	+15	+4.4	+4.4	+2.8	+2.0	+4.9	+3.1	+0.5	+2.3	-0.3	-1.6	+2.0	+0.5	+.147	+2.3	+5.8		+2.7	+4.7	+.188
Jordan Poole	22	27.5	17.0	0.5	2.4	2.8	3.8	0.8	0.4	2.4	2.8	5.9	11.5	.508	2.3	5.8	.391	3.0	3.2	.915

Season 4
	Yao Ming	Jordan Poole
Season	2005-06	2022-23
Team	Houston Rockets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West 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	+4.2	+1.9	+2.2	+5.2	+7.5	+3.0	+0.3	+1.3	-0.5	-0.8	+1.5	+0.2	+.089	+2.6	+7.8		+1.5	+1.8	+.017
Jordan Poole	82	30.0	20.4	0.4	2.4	2.7	4.5	0.8	0.3	3.1	2.6	6.7	15.6	.430	2.6	7.8	.336	4.4	5.1	.870
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Yao Ming	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jordan Poole	13	21.8	10.3	0.3	1.8	2.2	3.5	0.8	0.2	1.2	2.5	3.5	10.4	.341	1.2	4.8	.254	2.0	2.6	.765

Season 5
	Yao Ming	Jordan Poole
Season	2006-07	2023-24
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+30	+3.7	+7.6	+1.7	+5.0	+6.7	+2.4	+0.7	+1.7	-1.1	-0.2	+2.5	+1.9	+.103	+2.4	+7.2		+4.9	+5.8	+.015
Jordan Poole	78	30.1	17.4	0.4	2.3	2.7	4.4	1.1	0.3	2.4	3.1	6.3	15.2	.413	2.4	7.2	.326	2.5	2.8	.877
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
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Yao Ming	Jordan Poole
Season	2007-08	2024-25
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	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:	+13	+7.8	+1.5	+2.6	+5.2	+7.8	+2.2	+0.8	+1.6	-0.3	-0.1	+1.2		+.075	+3.5	+9.1		+2.7	+3.4	+.033
Jordan Poole	68	29.4	20.5	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.5	1.3	0.4	3.0	3.0	6.7	15.5	.432	3.5	9.1	.378	3.6	4.0	.883
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Yao Ming nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
	Yao Ming	Jordan Poole
Season	2008-09	2025-26
Team	Houston Rockets	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+70	+3.3	+2.4	+2.2	+5.9	+8.2	+1.6	+0.1	+1.6	-0.9	-0.7	+2.4	+0.7	+.194	+2.9	+8.4		+0.5	+1.1	+.103
Jordan Poole	7	30.3	17.3	0.4	1.3	1.7	3.4	0.3	0.3	2.1	2.6	5.0	14.1	.354	2.9	8.4	.339	4.4	4.6	.969
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
Jordan Poole	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Yao Ming played 1 season more than Jordan Poole in the NBA. In that period—his season 8 in 2011—Yao Ming didn't play in the postseason. In that extra year over Jordan Poole, Yao Ming got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game