Yao Ming vs. Matisse Thybulle Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Matisse Thybulle 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, 3 more than Matisse Thybulle, who played 5. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Matisse Thybulle 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 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
Matisse Thybulle 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Matisse Thybulle
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Matisse Thybulle 65 19.8 4.7 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.2 1.4 0.7 0.8 2.2 1.7 4.1 .423 0.9 2.4 .357 0.4 0.6 .610
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Matisse Thybulle 4 18.8 1.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.5 0.8 1.8 .429 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Yao Ming Matisse Thybulle
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 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
Matisse Thybulle 65 20.0 3.9 0.5 1.4 1.9 1.0 1.6 1.1 0.5 2.0 1.6 3.7 .420 0.7 2.2 .301 0.1 0.3 .444
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
Matisse Thybulle 12 18.3 5.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.3 1.3 0.9 0.2 2.4 2.1 4.3 .481 0.9 2.8 .324 0.2 0.4 .400

Season 3
Yao Ming Matisse Thybulle
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 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
Matisse Thybulle 66 25.5 5.7 0.6 1.7 2.3 1.1 1.7 1.1 0.6 2.4 2.3 4.5 .500 0.7 2.2 .313 0.5 0.7 .791
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
Matisse Thybulle 9 15.2 3.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.2 1.7 1.2 2.7 .458 0.4 1.6 .286 0.1 0.3 .333

Season 4
Yao Ming Matisse Thybulle
Season 2005-062022-23
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers
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
Matisse Thybulle 71 16.9 4.1 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.5 3.6 .435 0.8 2.1 .365 0.3 0.4 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Matisse Thybulle ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming Matisse Thybulle
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second 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 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
Matisse Thybulle 65 22.9 5.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.9 4.9 .397 1.2 3.6 .346 0.3 0.4 .759
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
Matisse Thybulle ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Yao Ming Matisse Thybulle
Season 2007-08-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
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 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
Matisse Thybulle ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Matisse Thybulle ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Matisse Thybulle
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
Matisse Thybulle ------- --- ----------
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
Matisse Thybulle ------- --- ----------

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

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