Yao Ming vs. Terry Rozier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Rozier 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, 2 less than Terry Rozier, who played 10. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Terry Rozier had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Yao Ming	Terry Rozier
Season	2002-03	2015-16
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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	-	3.7	4.5	.811
difference:	+43	+21.0	+11.7	+1.8	+4.8	+6.6	+0.8	+0.2	+1.8	-1.6	-2.2	+4.2	+7.1	+.224	+0.2	+0.7		+3.5	+4.2	+.011
Terry Rozier	39	8.0	1.8	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.6	0.7	2.7	.274	0.2	0.7	.222	0.2	0.3	.800
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Yao Ming	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Rozier	5	19.8	4.8	0.6	2.8	3.4	1.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.0	1.8	4.6	.391	0.8	2.2	.364	0.4	0.4	1.000

Season 2
	Yao Ming	Terry Rozier
Season	2003-04	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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	-	4.4	5.4	.809
difference:	+8	+15.7	+12.0	+1.9	+4.1	+5.9	+0.3	+0.3	+1.8	-1.9	-2.4	+4.5	+6.9	+.155	+0.8	+2.4		+3.7	+4.5	+.036
Terry Rozier	74	17.1	5.5	0.5	2.5	3.1	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.9	2.0	5.6	.367	0.8	2.4	.318	0.7	0.9	.773
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
difference:	+12	+21.3	+9.4	+1.5	+3.3	+4.8	+0.1	+0.2	+1.2	-2.0	-2.8	+4.3	+8.8	+.054	+0.8	+2.2		+1.7	+2.2	+.035
Terry Rozier	17	16.3	5.6	0.7	1.9	2.6	1.9	0.6	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.9	4.8	.402	0.8	2.2	.368	0.9	1.2	.800

Season 3
	Yao Ming	Terry Rozier
Season	2004-05	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+4.7	+7.0	+1.8	+1.9	+3.7	+2.1	+0.6	+1.8	-1.5	-2.2	+2.7	+2.2	+.157	+1.9	+5.0		+3.5	+4.3	+.011
Terry Rozier	80	25.9	11.3	0.8	3.9	4.7	2.9	1.0	0.2	1.0	1.5	4.0	10.0	.395	1.9	5.0	.381	1.4	1.9	.772
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
difference:	+12	+4.7	+4.9	+2.9	+0.4	+2.4	+5.0	+1.0	+2.4	-1.5	-2.4	+2.2	+2.0	+.249	+2.7	+7.7		+3.3	+5.0	+.094
Terry Rozier	19	36.6	16.5	0.4	4.8	5.3	5.7	1.3	0.3	1.2	2.0	5.7	14.0	.406	2.7	7.7	.347	2.4	2.9	.821

Season 4
	Yao Ming	Terry Rozier
Season	2005-06	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	5.9	6.9	.853
difference:	+22	+11.5	+13.3	+2.2	+4.1	+6.3	+1.4	+0.4	+1.3	-1.7	-2.1	+4.9	+7.4	+.132	+1.5	+4.3		+5.0	+5.7	+.068
Terry Rozier	79	22.7	9.0	0.4	3.5	3.9	2.9	0.9	0.3	0.9	1.3	3.3	8.4	.387	1.5	4.3	.353	0.9	1.2	.785
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Yao Ming	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Rozier	9	18.0	6.4	0.4	3.9	4.3	1.9	0.4	0.2	1.1	1.7	2.1	6.6	.322	0.9	3.8	.235	1.3	1.8	.750

Season 5
	Yao Ming	Terry Rozier
Season	2006-07	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	7.4	8.6	.862
difference:	+15	+0.5	+7.0	+1.3	+3.7	+5.0	+2.1	+0.6	+1.8	-1.3	-1.3	+2.5	+2.2	+.093	+2.7	+6.7		+4.8	+5.6	+.012
Terry Rozier	63	34.3	18.0	0.8	3.6	4.4	4.1	1.0	0.2	2.2	2.0	6.3	14.9	.423	2.7	6.7	.407	2.6	3.0	.874
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
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Yao Ming	Terry Rozier
Season	2007-08	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	6.3	7.4	.850
difference:	+14	+2.7	+1.6	+2.4	+4.0	+6.4	+1.9	+0.8	+1.6	-1.4	-1.4	+0.5	+0.9	+.057	+3.2	+8.3		+3.9	+4.5	+.033
Terry Rozier	69	34.5	20.4	0.7	3.7	4.4	4.2	1.3	0.4	1.9	1.7	7.4	16.4	.450	3.2	8.3	.389	2.4	2.9	.817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Yao Ming nor Terry Rozier played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
	Yao Ming	Terry Rozier
Season	2008-09	2021-22
Team	Houston Rockets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	4.9	5.7	.866
difference:	+4	+0.1	+0.4	+1.8	+3.7	+5.6	+2.7	+0.9	+1.6	-1.7	-1.7	+0.3	+2.6	+.104	+3.0	+8.1		+2.8	+3.3	+.014
Terry Rozier	73	33.7	19.3	0.8	3.5	4.3	4.5	1.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	7.1	16.0	.444	3.0	8.1	.374	2.1	2.4	.852
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
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Season 8
	Yao Ming	Terry Rozier
Season	2010-11	2022-23
Team	Houston Rockets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+58	+17.1	+10.9	+0.6	+0.7	+1.3	+4.3	+1.2	+1.3	-0.7	-0.7	+4.2	+11.5	+.071	+2.6	+8.0		+0.2	+0.3	+.129
Terry Rozier	63	35.3	21.1	0.8	3.3	4.1	5.1	1.2	0.3	2.1	1.9	7.8	18.9	.415	2.6	8.0	.327	2.8	3.5	.809
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Yao Ming nor Terry Rozier played in the postseason in their season 8