Allen Iverson vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Allen Iverson, 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.
Allen Iverson played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Allen Iverson had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Yao Ming had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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 |
Allen Iverson |
14 |
8 |
1996-97 to 2009-10 |
Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
80 |
39.4 |
22.0 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
6.2 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
8.1 |
17.6 |
.461 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.298 |
4.9 |
6.7 |
.729 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
48 |
41.5 |
26.8 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
9.1 |
22.0 |
.412 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.291 |
7.4 |
9.9 |
.751 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
8 |
45.0 |
28.5 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
11.0 |
26.8 |
.411 |
1.9 |
6.6 |
.283 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
.712 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
70 |
40.8 |
28.4 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
10.4 |
24.8 |
.421 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.341 |
6.3 |
8.9 |
.713 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
10 |
44.4 |
26.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
9.1 |
23.7 |
.384 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.308 |
6.8 |
9.2 |
.739 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
71 |
42.0 |
31.1 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
10.7 |
25.5 |
.420 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
.320 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
.814 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
22 |
46.5 |
32.9 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
11.7 |
30.0 |
.389 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
.338 |
7.3 |
9.5 |
.774 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
60 |
43.7 |
31.4 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
11.1 |
27.8 |
.398 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
.291 |
7.9 |
9.8 |
.812 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
5 |
42.0 |
30.0 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
9.0 |
23.6 |
.381 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
.333 |
10.2 |
12.6 |
.810 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
82 |
42.5 |
27.6 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
9.8 |
23.7 |
.414 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.277 |
7.0 |
9.0 |
.774 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
12 |
46.4 |
31.7 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
7.4 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
11.4 |
27.4 |
.416 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.345 |
7.3 |
9.8 |
.737 |
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 |
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 |
% |
Allen Iverson |
48 |
42.5 |
26.4 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
6.8 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
9.1 |
23.4 |
.387 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.286 |
7.1 |
9.5 |
.745 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
75 |
42.3 |
30.7 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
10.3 |
24.2 |
.424 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.308 |
8.7 |
10.5 |
.835 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
5 |
47.6 |
31.2 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
11.8 |
25.2 |
.468 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
.414 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
.897 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 10 |
|
Allen Iverson |
Yao Ming |
Season |
2005-06 | - |
Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | - |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Third Team | - |
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 |
% |
Allen Iverson |
72 |
43.1 |
33.0 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
11.3 |
25.3 |
.447 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.323 |
9.4 |
11.5 |
.814 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
65 |
42.5 |
26.3 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
8.9 |
20.2 |
.442 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.315 |
7.5 |
9.4 |
.795 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
5 |
44.6 |
22.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
22.8 |
.368 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.294 |
5.0 |
6.2 |
.806 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
82 |
41.8 |
26.4 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
8.7 |
19.0 |
.458 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.345 |
7.9 |
9.7 |
.809 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
4 |
39.5 |
24.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
9.0 |
20.8 |
.434 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
.214 |
5.8 |
8.3 |
.697 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 13 |
|
Allen Iverson |
Yao Ming |
Season |
2008-09 | - |
Team |
Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons | - |
Honors & Awards |
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 |
% |
Allen Iverson |
57 |
36.7 |
17.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
14.6 |
.417 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.283 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.781 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 14 |
|
Allen Iverson |
Yao Ming |
Season |
2009-10 | - |
Team |
Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers | - |
Honors & Awards |
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 |
% |
Allen Iverson |
28 |
30.9 |
13.8 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
11.3 |
.430 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.360 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
.794 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Allen Iverson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |