Boban Marjanovic vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Boban Marjanovic, 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.

Boban Marjanovic played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Boban Marjanovic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Boban Marjanovic 9 5 2015-16 to 2023-24
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Boban Marjanovic Yao Ming
Season 2015-162002-03
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Boban Marjanovic 54 9.4 5.5 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.9 3.2 .603 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .763
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 %
Boban Marjanovic 7 6.0 3.4 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 1.4 1.1 1.7 .667 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .889
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Boban Marjanovic Yao Ming
Season 2016-172003-04
Team Detroit PistonsHouston 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 %
Boban Marjanovic 35 8.4 5.5 1.3 2.4 3.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.1 3.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .810
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 %
Boban Marjanovic ------- --- ----------
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
Boban Marjanovic Yao Ming
Season 2017-182004-05
Team Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles ClippersHouston 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 %
Boban Marjanovic 39 8.7 6.0 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.3 2.0 3.8 .534 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .794
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 %
Boban Marjanovic ------- --- ----------
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
Boban Marjanovic Yao Ming
Season 2018-192005-06
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Boban Marjanovic 58 11.7 7.3 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.6 2.8 4.5 .615 0.1 0.2 .400 1.7 2.3 .748
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 %
Boban Marjanovic 11 9.5 5.8 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.0 0.2 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.2 3.6 .600 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 1.7 .842
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Boban Marjanovic Yao Ming
Season 2019-202006-07
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
Boban Marjanovic 44 9.6 6.6 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.8 4.8 .573 0.1 0.4 .235 1.0 1.3 .754
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 %
Boban Marjanovic 6 13.7 6.8 1.0 4.8 5.8 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.8 5.0 .567 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.5 .778
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
Boban Marjanovic Yao Ming
Season 2020-212007-08
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Boban Marjanovic 33 8.2 4.7 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.7 .508 0.0 0.2 .125 0.9 1.2 .816
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 %
Boban Marjanovic 4 20.8 11.8 3.5 4.5 8.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 3.3 5.0 9.8 .513 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.3 .778
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Boban Marjanovic Yao Ming
Season 2021-222008-09
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsRockets 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 %
Boban Marjanovic 23 5.6 4.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.8 3.0 .600 0.0 0.2 .250 0.6 1.0 .591
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 %
Boban Marjanovic 3 2.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
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
Boban Marjanovic Yao Ming
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Houston RocketsHouston 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 %
Boban Marjanovic 31 5.5 3.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.9 .683 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.9 .741
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 %
Boban Marjanovic ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Boban Marjanovic Yao Ming
Season 2023-24-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Boban Marjanovic 14 5.1 3.2 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.3 2.4 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.0 .643
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boban Marjanovic ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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