Yao Ming vs. Tiago Splitter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tiago Splitter 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, 1 more than Tiago Splitter, who played 7. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Tiago Splitter had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Tiago Splitter 7 5 2010-11 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Tiago Splitter
Season 2002-032010-11
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Tiago Splitter 60 12.3 4.6 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.7 3.2 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.3 .543
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Tiago Splitter 3 16.7 6.7 2.3 2.3 4.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.3 5.3 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 2
Yao Ming Tiago Splitter
Season 2003-042011-12
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West 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 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
Tiago Splitter 59 19.0 9.3 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.1 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.6 5.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .691
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
Tiago Splitter 13 12.9 5.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.3 3.6 .638 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 3.3 .372

Season 3
Yao Ming Tiago Splitter
Season 2004-052012-13
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost NBA 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 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
Tiago Splitter 81 24.7 10.3 1.8 4.6 6.4 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.0 3.9 7.0 .560 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.5 .730
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
Tiago Splitter 19 20.4 6.1 1.1 1.9 3.1 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.4 2.4 4.4 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .788

Season 4
Yao Ming Tiago Splitter
Season 2005-062013-14
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Tiago Splitter 59 21.5 8.2 2.1 4.1 6.2 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.0 3.1 5.9 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.9 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Tiago Splitter 23 22.4 7.5 2.0 4.1 6.1 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.7 4.3 .610 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .718

Season 5
Yao Ming Tiago Splitter
Season 2006-072014-15
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 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
Tiago Splitter 52 19.8 8.2 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.3 5.8 .558 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .750
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
Tiago Splitter 7 17.6 3.4 1.9 2.6 4.4 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.4 1.3 3.4 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 2.7 .316

Season 6
Yao Ming Tiago Splitter
Season 2007-082015-16
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
Tiago Splitter 36 16.1 5.6 1.3 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Yao Ming Tiago Splitter
Season 2008-092016-17
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Tiago Splitter 8 9.5 4.9 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 3.9 .452 0.3 0.8 .333 1.1 1.4 .818
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8
Yao Ming Tiago Splitter
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
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Tiago Splitter ------- --- ----------
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