Yao Ming vs. Justise Winslow Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Justise Winslow 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 and Justise Winslow both played 8 years in the NBA. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Justise Winslow had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Justise Winslow 8 3 2015-16 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Justise Winslow
Season 2002-032015-16
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East 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
Justise Winslow 78 28.6 6.4 1.0 4.1 5.2 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.2 2.4 2.5 5.9 .422 0.4 1.5 .276 1.0 1.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Justise Winslow 13 25.4 6.9 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.7 2.5 5.7 .432 0.4 1.4 .278 1.6 2.3 .700

Season 2
Yao Ming Justise Winslow
Season 2003-042016-17
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
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
Justise Winslow 18 34.7 10.9 1.3 3.9 5.2 3.7 1.4 0.3 1.8 2.9 4.4 12.5 .356 0.4 1.9 .200 1.6 2.6 .617
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
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Justise Winslow
Season 2004-052017-18
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East 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 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
Justise Winslow 68 24.7 7.8 0.9 4.5 5.4 2.2 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.1 3.0 7.2 .424 0.7 1.9 .380 1.0 1.5 .635
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
Justise Winslow 5 25.0 9.8 1.4 5.2 6.6 2.6 0.8 0.8 1.6 3.4 3.0 8.4 .357 1.4 3.8 .368 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 4
Yao Ming Justise Winslow
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Justise Winslow 66 29.7 12.6 1.0 4.4 5.4 4.3 1.1 0.3 2.2 2.7 4.9 11.3 .433 1.5 3.9 .375 1.3 2.1 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming Justise Winslow
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
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
Justise Winslow 11 32.0 11.3 1.5 5.2 6.6 4.0 0.6 0.5 2.2 3.5 4.5 11.7 .388 0.5 2.5 .222 1.6 2.5 .667
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
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Yao Ming Justise Winslow
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Houston RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 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
Justise Winslow 26 19.5 6.8 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.8 8.1 .352 0.4 2.1 .185 0.8 1.3 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Justise Winslow 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Yao Ming Justise Winslow
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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
Justise Winslow 48 16.1 5.7 1.0 3.2 4.2 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.3 5.4 .428 0.3 1.4 .227 0.8 1.4 .591
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
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Justise Winslow
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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
Justise Winslow 29 26.8 6.8 1.7 3.3 5.0 3.4 1.0 0.4 1.5 3.1 2.8 6.8 .409 0.5 1.6 .311 0.7 1.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Justise Winslow ------- --- ----------
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