Armond Hill vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Armond Hill, 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

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.

Armond Hill and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Armond Hill had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Armond Hill 8 3 1976-77 to 1983-84
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Armond Hill Yao Ming
Season 1976-772002-03
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Armond Hill 81 22.5 6.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 5.0 1.0 0.1 - 3.0 2.2 5.4 .399 - - - 1.7 2.1 .799
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 %
Armond Hill ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Armond Hill Yao Ming
Season 1977-782003-04
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Armond Hill 82 30.9 9.7 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.2 1.8 0.2 2.9 3.7 3.7 8.9 .415 - - - 2.3 2.7 .848
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 %
Armond Hill 2 30.5 8.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 3.5 1.0 0.0 2.5 3.5 3.0 7.5 .400 - - - 2.0 2.0 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
Armond Hill Yao Ming
Season 1978-792004-05
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisRockets 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 %
Armond Hill 82 30.8 10.2 0.5 1.5 2.0 5.9 1.2 0.2 2.5 3.6 3.6 8.3 .434 - - - 3.0 3.5 .854
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 %
Armond Hill 9 29.7 7.3 0.2 1.7 1.9 5.6 1.3 0.1 2.6 3.7 3.2 7.9 .408 - - - 0.9 1.3 .667
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
Armond Hill Yao Ming
Season 1979-802005-06
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Armond Hill 79 26.5 6.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 5.4 1.4 0.1 2.2 3.3 2.2 5.5 .411 0.0 0.1 .250 1.6 1.8 .849
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 %
Armond Hill 5 21.8 7.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.8 2.4 6.0 .400 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 2.4 .917
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Armond Hill Yao Ming
Season 1980-812006-07
Team Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SupersonicsHouston 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 %
Armond Hill 75 23.2 5.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.9 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.8 1.6 4.5 .349 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.3 .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 %
Armond Hill ------- --- ----------
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
Armond Hill Yao Ming
Season 1981-822007-08
Team Seattle Supersonics, San Diego ClippersHouston 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 %
Armond Hill 40 18.1 3.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.7 2.2 1.3 3.2 .421 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.4 .709
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 %
Armond Hill ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Armond Hill Yao Ming
Season 1982-832008-09
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston 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 %
Armond Hill 14 12.1 3.3 0.4 1.1 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.9 .538 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .818
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 %
Armond Hill ------- --- ----------
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
Armond Hill Yao Ming
Season 1983-842010-11
Team Atlanta HawksHouston 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 %
Armond Hill 15 12.1 3.0 0.1 0.5 0.7 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.9 2.0 0.9 3.1 .304 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .810
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 %
Armond Hill ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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