Yao Ming vs. Scott Wedman Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scott Wedman 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.
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 Scott Wedman, who played 13. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Scott Wedman had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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 |
Scott Wedman |
13 |
8 |
1974-75 to 1986-87 |
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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 |
Scott Wedman |
80 |
31.9 |
11.1 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
- |
3.4 |
4.7 |
10.1 |
.465 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
6 |
38.3 |
11.0 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
- |
2.8 |
4.5 |
11.3 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
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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 |
Scott Wedman |
82 |
36.2 |
15.5 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
7.4 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
- |
3.4 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.456 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.780 |
|
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 |
Scott Wedman |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Scott Wedman |
81 |
33.9 |
15.4 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
- |
2.8 |
6.4 |
14.0 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.855 |
|
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 |
Scott Wedman |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 4 |
|
Yao Ming |
Scott Wedman |
Season |
2005-06 | 1977-78 |
Team |
Houston Rockets | Kansas City Kings |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Third Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Scott Wedman |
81 |
36.6 |
17.7 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
14.7 |
.509 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.870 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Scott Wedman |
73 |
34.2 |
18.3 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
14.4 |
.534 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.797 |
|
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 |
Scott Wedman |
5 |
34.8 |
19.2 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
7.2 |
15.6 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.4 |
.750 |
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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 |
Scott Wedman |
68 |
34.5 |
19.0 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
8.4 |
16.4 |
.512 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.318 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
3 |
38.7 |
22.7 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
9.7 |
21.3 |
.453 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.727 |
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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 |
Scott Wedman |
81 |
35.8 |
19.0 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
8.5 |
17.7 |
.477 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.325 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.686 |
|
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 |
Scott Wedman |
15 |
43.8 |
20.5 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
19.8 |
.434 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
.281 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.714 |
Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.
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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 |
Scott Wedman |
54 |
30.3 |
10.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.441 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.217 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.733 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
75 |
23.9 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
10.5 |
.475 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.313 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
6 |
11.0 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
.583 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
68 |
13.5 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.829 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
17 |
13.3 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
.417 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.571 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.500 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
78 |
14.4 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
.478 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
21 |
16.7 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
.545 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.455 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.684 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
79 |
17.7 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
7.7 |
.473 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.354 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.662 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
12 |
11.8 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.392 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.750 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
6 |
13.0 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
.333 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Wedman |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |