Yao Ming vs. Mikki Moore Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mikki Moore 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 / Games against each other

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, 5 less than Mikki Moore, who played 13. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Mikki Moore had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Mikki Moore 13 3 1998-99 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season 2002-031998-99
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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 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
Mikki Moore 2 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season 2003-041999-00
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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 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
Mikki Moore 29 16.8 7.9 1.5 2.3 3.9 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.8 3.6 3.0 4.8 .621 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.3 .794
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
Mikki Moore 3 14.0 6.0 2.3 1.7 4.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 1.7 4.0 .417 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 2.7 1.000

Season 3

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season 2004-052000-01
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards 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 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
Mikki Moore 81 14.2 4.4 1.5 2.4 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.5 1.6 3.3 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .731
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
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season 2005-062001-02
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
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
Mikki Moore 30 7.2 2.6 0.7 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.0 2.0 .475 0.0 0.1 .500 0.7 0.9 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season 2006-072002-03
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks
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
Mikki Moore 8 5.4 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.6 1.6 .385 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .800
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
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season 2007-082003-04
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
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 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
Mikki Moore 32 12.3 4.1 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.1 .505 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season 2008-092004-05
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers
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
Mikki Moore 74 15.9 5.4 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.3 1.9 3.9 .502 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 1.8 .787
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
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season 2010-112005-06
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics
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
Mikki Moore 47 12.4 3.3 0.9 1.8 2.8 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.9 2.0 1.1 2.6 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season -2006-07
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore 79 26.4 9.8 1.8 3.3 5.1 0.9 0.6 0.8 1.4 3.3 3.9 6.4 .609 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.0 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore 12 33.3 11.3 1.9 3.7 5.6 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.7 3.9 4.7 8.3 .560 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.4 .793

Season 10

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season -2007-08
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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 ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore 82 29.1 8.5 2.0 4.1 6.0 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.3 3.8 3.4 6.0 .577 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.2 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season -2008-09
Team -Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore 70 17.2 3.9 1.1 2.6 3.7 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.7 3.0 1.6 2.9 .553 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore 10 6.6 1.5 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .833

Season 12

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season -2009-10
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore 23 17.7 5.0 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.6 0.2 0.6 0.9 2.6 2.3 3.9 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------

Note: Mikki Moore didn't play in 2010-11.

Season 13

Yao Ming Mikki Moore
Season -2011-12
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore 7 16.9 3.4 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 3.4 1.3 2.9 .450 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.0 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Mikki Moore ------- --- ----------