Yao Ming vs. Reggie Slater Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Reggie Slater 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 and Reggie Slater both played 8 years in the NBA. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Reggie Slater had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Reggie Slater 8 1 1994-95 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Reggie Slater
Season 2002-031994-95
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
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
Reggie Slater 25 9.4 4.8 0.8 1.4 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.9 1.6 3.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Reggie Slater ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Yao Ming Reggie Slater
Season 2003-041995-96
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks
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
Reggie Slater 11 6.5 2.8 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.3 2.5 .519 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .429
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
Reggie Slater ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Yao Ming Reggie Slater
Season 2004-051996-97
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
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
Reggie Slater 26 15.6 7.8 1.5 2.1 3.7 0.8 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 3.2 5.7 .550 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.9 .520
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
Reggie Slater ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Reggie Slater
Season 2005-061997-98
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
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
Reggie Slater 78 21.3 8.0 1.7 2.2 3.9 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.6 2.7 5.9 .460 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 4.1 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Reggie Slater ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming Reggie Slater
Season 2006-071998-99
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors
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
Reggie Slater 30 8.8 3.8 1.2 1.1 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.7 1.0 2.7 .383 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.8 .624
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
Reggie Slater ------- --- ----------

Note: Reggie Slater didn't play in 1999-00.

Season 6
Yao Ming Reggie Slater
Season 2007-082000-01
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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
Reggie Slater 55 12.5 4.6 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.3 1.6 3.2 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Reggie Slater 4 12.8 3.3 1.3 2.3 3.5 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.8 3.8 1.5 4.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 7
Yao Ming Reggie Slater
Season 2008-092001-02
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Reggie Slater 8 5.9 2.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.9 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .700
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
Reggie Slater ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Reggie Slater
Season 2010-112002-03
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards 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 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
Reggie Slater 26 5.4 3.1 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.0 1.9 .540 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Reggie Slater ------- --- ----------
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