Yao Ming vs. Miles Plumlee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Miles Plumlee 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, 1 more than Miles Plumlee, who played 7. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Miles Plumlee had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Miles Plumlee 7 1 2012-13 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Yao Ming Miles Plumlee
Season 2002-032012-13
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
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
Miles Plumlee 14 3.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.5 .238 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Miles Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Yao Ming Miles Plumlee
Season 2003-042013-14
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
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
Miles Plumlee 80 24.6 8.1 2.5 5.4 7.8 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.3 3.6 6.9 .517 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.7 .561
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
Miles Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Yao Ming Miles Plumlee
Season 2004-052014-15
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks 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
Miles Plumlee 73 16.4 4.0 1.5 2.8 4.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.5 1.9 3.5 .535 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .478
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
Miles Plumlee 1 16.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 8.0 .125 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 4

Yao Ming Miles Plumlee
Season 2005-062015-16
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Miles Plumlee 61 14.3 5.1 1.5 2.3 3.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.2 2.3 3.8 .601 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .576
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Miles Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Yao Ming Miles Plumlee
Season 2006-072016-17
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets
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
Miles Plumlee 45 10.8 2.5 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.6 1.0 2.0 .478 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .641
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
Miles Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Yao Ming Miles Plumlee
Season 2007-082017-18
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
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 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
Miles Plumlee 55 16.7 4.3 1.4 2.7 4.1 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.4 1.9 3.3 .583 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.1 .450
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Miles Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Yao Ming Miles Plumlee
Season 2008-092018-19
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
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
Miles Plumlee 18 9.6 4.4 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.7 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.7 .533
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
Miles Plumlee ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Yao Ming Miles Plumlee
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
Miles Plumlee ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Miles Plumlee ------- --- ----------