Andrea Bargnani vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Andrea Bargnani, 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.

Andrea Bargnani played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Andrea Bargnani had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Andrea Bargnani 10 2 2006-07 to 2015-16
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2006-072002-03
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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 %
Andrea Bargnani 65 25.1 11.6 0.8 3.1 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.6 2.8 4.1 9.6 .427 1.5 4.1 .373 1.8 2.2 .824
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrea Bargnani 6 30.2 11.0 0.5 3.5 4.0 1.0 0.8 0.5 1.2 2.7 3.7 7.7 .478 1.2 2.8 .412 2.5 3.2 .789
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2007-082003-04
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Andrea Bargnani 78 23.9 10.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.1 0.3 0.5 1.1 2.7 3.6 9.3 .386 1.2 3.3 .345 1.8 2.2 .840
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 %
Andrea Bargnani 5 20.8 6.4 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.4 3.0 2.6 7.8 .333 0.8 3.2 .250 0.4 0.4 1.000
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

Season 3
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2008-092004-05
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Andrea Bargnani 78 31.4 15.4 0.9 4.4 5.3 1.2 0.4 1.2 1.7 3.1 5.5 12.3 .450 1.5 3.7 .409 2.8 3.4 .831
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 %
Andrea Bargnani ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2009-102005-06
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
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 %
Andrea Bargnani 80 35.0 17.2 1.3 4.9 6.2 1.2 0.3 1.4 1.5 2.7 6.7 14.3 .470 1.5 4.1 .372 2.3 2.9 .774
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 %
Andrea Bargnani ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2010-112006-07
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
Andrea Bargnani 66 35.7 21.4 1.1 4.1 5.2 1.8 0.5 0.7 2.3 2.4 8.0 17.8 .448 1.2 3.4 .345 4.3 5.3 .820
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 %
Andrea Bargnani ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2011-122007-08
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
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 %
Andrea Bargnani 31 33.3 19.5 0.8 4.8 5.5 2.0 0.6 0.5 2.2 1.7 6.7 15.6 .432 1.1 3.7 .296 4.9 5.6 .873
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 %
Andrea Bargnani ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2012-132008-09
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrea Bargnani 35 28.7 12.7 0.7 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.5 1.8 4.9 12.2 .399 1.1 3.5 .309 1.9 2.2 .844
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 %
Andrea Bargnani ------- --- ----------
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.

Season 8
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2013-142010-11
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
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 %
Andrea Bargnani 42 29.9 13.3 1.6 3.6 5.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 1.4 2.4 5.3 12.0 .442 0.7 2.6 .278 2.0 2.4 .824
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 %
Andrea Bargnani ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2014-15-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Andrea Bargnani 29 27.1 14.8 1.1 3.3 4.4 1.6 0.1 0.9 1.4 1.8 5.7 12.4 .454 0.5 1.4 .366 3.0 3.7 .813
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrea Bargnani ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Andrea Bargnani Yao Ming
Season 2015-16-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
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 %
Andrea Bargnani 46 13.8 6.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.3 2.8 6.1 .455 0.1 0.3 .188 1.0 1.2 .825
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrea Bargnani ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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