Carl Landry vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Carl Landry, 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.

Carl Landry played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Carl Landry had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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
Carl Landry 9 4 2007-08 to 2015-16
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carl Landry Yao Ming
Season 2007-082002-03
Team Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Carl Landry 42 16.9 8.1 2.3 2.6 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.3 3.2 5.2 .616 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.6 .661
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 %
Carl Landry 6 17.7 5.7 2.5 2.2 4.7 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.3 .423 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Carl Landry Yao Ming
Season 2008-092003-04
Team Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Carl Landry 69 21.3 9.2 1.8 3.2 5.0 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.4 3.5 6.1 .574 0.0 0.0 .333 2.3 2.8 .813
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 %
Carl Landry 13 18.5 7.5 1.2 2.7 3.9 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.1 3.0 5.4 .557 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 2.5 .576
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

Carl Landry Yao Ming
Season 2009-102004-05
Team Houston Rockets, Sacramento KingsHouston 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 %
Carl Landry 80 30.9 16.8 2.4 3.5 5.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.7 2.9 6.2 11.6 .536 0.0 0.0 .333 4.3 5.3 .806
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 %
Carl Landry ------- --- ----------
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

Carl Landry Yao Ming
Season 2010-112005-06
Team Sacramento Kings, New Orleans HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Carl Landry 76 26.4 11.9 2.2 2.4 4.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.4 2.6 4.5 9.0 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.8 .740
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 %
Carl Landry 6 35.5 15.8 1.8 3.2 5.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 2.0 4.2 5.2 11.3 .456 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 6.0 .917
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Carl Landry Yao Ming
Season 2011-122006-07
Team New Orleans HornetsHouston 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 %
Carl Landry 41 24.4 12.5 1.9 3.3 5.2 0.9 0.3 0.3 1.6 2.2 4.4 8.8 .503 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.5 .799
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 %
Carl Landry ------- --- ----------
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

Carl Landry Yao Ming
Season 2012-132007-08
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Carl Landry 81 23.2 10.8 2.2 3.7 6.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.4 2.3 4.0 7.4 .540 0.0 0.0 .333 2.8 3.4 .817
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 %
Carl Landry 12 20.5 11.8 1.8 3.3 5.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 4.3 8.3 .520 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.3 .731
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Carl Landry Yao Ming
Season 2013-142008-09
Team Sacramento KingsHouston 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 %
Carl Landry 18 12.9 4.2 0.8 2.3 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.9 1.7 3.3 .517 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.9 .824
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 %
Carl Landry ------- --- ----------
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

Carl Landry Yao Ming
Season 2014-152010-11
Team Sacramento KingsHouston 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 %
Carl Landry 70 17.0 7.2 1.4 2.4 3.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.7 5.3 .515 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.1 .820
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 %
Carl Landry ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Carl Landry Yao Ming
Season 2015-16-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Carl Landry 36 15.8 9.8 1.4 2.7 4.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.9 6.9 .556 0.2 0.4 .462 1.9 2.5 .736
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Landry ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------