Bison Dele vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Bison Dele, 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.

Bison Dele and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Bison Dele had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, 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
Bison Dele 8 4 1991-92 to 1998-99
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bison Dele Yao Ming
Season 1991-922002-03
Team Orlando MagicHouston 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 %
Bison Dele 48 18.9 9.1 2.4 3.3 5.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.8 2.9 3.6 6.8 .528 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .669
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 %
Bison Dele ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bison Dele Yao Ming
Season 1992-932003-04
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third 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 %
Bison Dele 21 11.4 4.6 1.1 1.5 2.7 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.2 2.3 1.9 3.7 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .800
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 %
Bison Dele ------- --- ----------
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

Bison Dele Yao Ming
Season 1993-942004-05
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Bison Dele 80 18.8 8.0 1.7 3.9 5.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.3 2.8 3.1 5.8 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.6 .649
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 %
Bison Dele 12 24.1 9.3 2.8 4.7 7.4 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.4 3.0 3.5 6.3 .553 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .659
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

Bison Dele Yao Ming
Season 1994-952005-06
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Bison Dele 63 20.0 7.9 1.6 3.2 4.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.8 3.3 3.1 5.3 .589 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.6 .654
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 %
Bison Dele 3 14.7 8.0 1.7 4.3 6.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 3.3 5.0 3.3 6.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bison Dele Yao Ming
Season 1995-962006-07
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston 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 %
Bison Dele 65 33.2 15.8 2.3 5.3 7.6 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.9 3.5 6.4 11.8 .543 0.0 0.1 .167 3.0 4.1 .734
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 %
Bison Dele ------- --- ----------
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

Bison Dele Yao Ming
Season 1996-972007-08
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bison Dele 9 15.3 7.0 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.3 0.3 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.9 7.0 .413 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .733
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 %
Bison Dele 19 17.7 6.1 1.6 2.1 3.7 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.7 3.3 2.6 5.5 .481 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.6 .516
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bison Dele Yao Ming
Season 1997-982008-09
Team Detroit PistonsHouston 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 %
Bison Dele 78 33.6 16.2 2.9 6.1 8.9 1.2 0.9 0.7 2.3 3.2 6.8 13.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .333 2.5 3.6 .707
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 %
Bison Dele ------- --- ----------
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

Bison Dele Yao Ming
Season 1998-992010-11
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Bison Dele 49 24.0 10.5 1.9 3.7 5.6 1.4 0.8 0.8 2.3 3.7 4.4 8.8 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.4 .686
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 %
Bison Dele 5 24.4 10.6 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.4 5.0 4.8 8.0 .600 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .556
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------