Carlos Delfino vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Carlos Delfino, 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.

Carlos Delfino and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Carlos Delfino had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Carlos Delfino 8 5 2004-05 to 2012-13
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Carlos Delfino Yao Ming
Season 2004-052002-03
Team Detroit PistonsHouston 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 %
Carlos Delfino 30 15.3 3.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.4 3.9 .359 0.3 1.2 .257 0.8 1.3 .575
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 %
Carlos Delfino ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Carlos Delfino Yao Ming
Season 2005-062003-04
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsRockets 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 %
Carlos Delfino 68 10.7 3.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.3 3.3 .403 0.3 0.9 .333 0.7 1.0 .672
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 %
Carlos Delfino 8 4.0 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 .167 0.1 0.3 .500 0.3 0.3 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
Carlos Delfino Yao Ming
Season 2006-072004-05
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsRockets 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 %
Carlos Delfino 82 16.7 5.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.9 4.6 .415 0.6 1.7 .333 0.9 1.1 .787
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 %
Carlos Delfino 16 8.4 2.3 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.9 2.3 .405 0.2 1.0 .188 0.3 0.4 .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
Carlos Delfino Yao Ming
Season 2007-082005-06
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third 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 %
Carlos Delfino 82 23.5 9.0 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.9 2.2 3.1 7.7 .397 1.5 3.8 .382 1.4 1.9 .744
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 %
Carlos Delfino 5 24.2 8.6 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.6 2.8 3.0 7.4 .405 0.8 3.0 .267 1.8 2.0 .900
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Note: Carlos Delfino didn't play in 2008-09.

Season 5
Carlos Delfino Yao Ming
Season 2009-102006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Carlos Delfino 75 30.4 11.0 0.7 4.6 5.3 2.7 1.1 0.3 1.6 1.8 4.0 9.8 .408 1.8 4.9 .367 1.2 1.6 .782
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 %
Carlos Delfino 7 32.3 10.0 0.4 3.6 4.0 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.7 10.4 .356 2.1 5.3 .405 0.4 0.6 .750
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
Carlos Delfino Yao Ming
Season 2010-112007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston 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 %
Carlos Delfino 49 32.4 11.5 0.5 3.6 4.1 2.3 1.6 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.1 10.5 .390 2.1 5.8 .370 1.2 1.5 .800
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 %
Carlos Delfino ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Carlos Delfino Yao Ming
Season 2011-122008-09
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 %
Carlos Delfino 54 28.5 9.0 0.4 3.5 3.9 2.3 1.5 0.2 1.2 1.8 3.4 8.4 .402 1.6 4.4 .360 0.7 0.9 .792
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 %
Carlos Delfino ------- --- ----------
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
Carlos Delfino Yao Ming
Season 2012-132010-11
Team Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Delfino 67 25.2 10.6 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.1 1.1 1.7 3.7 9.3 .405 2.4 6.3 .375 0.7 0.8 .857
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 %
Carlos Delfino 5 24.0 9.0 0.2 2.2 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.0 2.0 3.0 8.0 .375 2.2 6.2 .355 0.8 0.8 1.000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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