Yao Ming vs. Rodney Stuckey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rodney Stuckey 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, 2 less than Rodney Stuckey, who played 10. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Rodney Stuckey had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Rodney Stuckey 10 3 2007-08 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season 2002-032007-08
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Rodney Stuckey 57 19.0 7.6 0.6 1.7 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.4 2.0 2.7 6.7 .401 0.1 0.3 .188 2.2 2.7 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Rodney Stuckey 17 22.4 8.2 0.6 1.2 1.9 3.4 1.1 0.1 1.4 2.1 2.5 6.8 .371 0.1 0.4 .286 3.0 3.4 .879

Season 2
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season 2003-042008-09
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
Rodney Stuckey 79 31.9 13.4 0.9 2.6 3.5 4.9 1.0 0.1 2.2 2.7 5.1 11.6 .439 0.3 1.0 .295 2.9 3.7 .803
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
Rodney Stuckey 4 32.0 15.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 5.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.3 6.0 15.3 .393 0.0 2.0 .000 3.0 3.5 .857

Season 3
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season 2004-052009-10
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
Rodney Stuckey 73 34.2 16.6 0.9 2.9 3.8 4.8 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.8 6.2 15.2 .405 0.2 1.1 .228 4.1 4.9 .833
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
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season 2005-062010-11
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
Rodney Stuckey 70 31.2 15.5 1.0 2.1 3.1 5.2 1.1 0.1 2.2 2.5 5.2 11.8 .439 0.4 1.3 .289 4.7 5.4 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season 2006-072011-12
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
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
Rodney Stuckey 55 29.9 14.8 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.8 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.3 4.7 10.9 .429 0.6 1.9 .317 4.9 5.8 .834
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
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season 2007-082012-13
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 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
Rodney Stuckey 76 28.6 11.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 3.6 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.7 4.0 9.8 .406 0.7 2.4 .302 2.8 3.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season 2008-092013-14
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
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
Rodney Stuckey 73 26.7 13.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.1 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.8 5.1 11.7 .436 0.3 1.2 .273 3.3 4.0 .836
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
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season 2010-112014-15
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
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
Rodney Stuckey 71 26.4 12.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.7 10.6 .440 0.8 2.0 .390 2.5 3.0 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season -2015-16
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers 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 ------- --- ----------
Rodney Stuckey 58 22.0 8.9 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.3 3.2 7.6 .413 0.3 1.4 .241 2.3 2.7 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Rodney Stuckey 7 17.9 6.3 0.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.3 2.4 6.1 .395 0.7 1.4 .500 0.7 1.3 .556

Season 10
Yao Ming Rodney Stuckey
Season -2016-17
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 ------- --- ----------
Rodney Stuckey 39 17.8 7.2 0.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 1.4 1.1 2.3 6.3 .373 0.5 1.5 .317 2.1 2.7 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Rodney Stuckey ------- --- ----------
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