Channing Frye vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Channing Frye, 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.

Channing Frye played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Channing Frye had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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
Channing Frye 13 4 2005-06 to 2018-19
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2005-062002-03
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
Channing Frye 65 24.2 12.3 2.1 3.6 5.8 0.8 0.5 0.7 1.5 3.1 4.7 9.8 .477 0.0 0.1 .333 2.9 3.5 .825
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 %
Channing Frye ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2006-072003-04
Team New York KnicksHouston 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 %
Channing Frye 72 26.3 9.5 1.3 4.2 5.5 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.4 3.0 4.1 9.6 .433 0.0 0.3 .167 1.2 1.5 .787
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 %
Channing Frye ------- --- ----------
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
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2007-082004-05
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston 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 %
Channing Frye 78 17.2 6.8 1.4 3.2 4.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.7 2.8 5.8 .488 0.0 0.1 .300 1.1 1.4 .780
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 %
Channing Frye ------- --- ----------
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
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2008-092005-06
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Channing Frye 63 11.8 4.2 0.7 1.6 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.7 1.8 4.2 .423 0.2 0.5 .333 0.4 0.6 .722
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 %
Channing Frye 4 9.0 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 3.5 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2009-102006-07
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Channing Frye 81 27.0 11.2 0.8 4.5 5.3 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.9 3.2 3.9 8.7 .451 2.1 4.8 .439 1.2 1.5 .810
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 %
Channing Frye 16 27.2 8.2 0.6 5.0 5.6 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 3.1 2.7 7.4 .364 1.9 5.4 .349 0.9 1.0 .938
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
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2010-112007-08
Team Phoenix SunsHouston 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 %
Channing Frye 77 33.0 12.7 0.8 5.8 6.7 1.2 0.6 1.0 0.9 3.5 4.6 10.8 .432 2.2 5.7 .390 1.2 1.4 .832
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 %
Channing Frye ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2011-122008-09
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye 64 26.1 10.5 1.1 4.8 5.9 1.4 0.7 1.1 1.0 2.8 4.0 9.6 .416 1.4 4.1 .346 1.1 1.3 .890
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 %
Channing Frye ------- --- ----------
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: Channing Frye didn't play in 2012-13.

Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.

Season 8
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2013-142010-11
Team Phoenix SunsHouston 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 %
Channing Frye 82 28.2 11.1 0.9 4.2 5.1 1.2 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.0 4.1 9.5 .432 2.0 5.3 .370 1.0 1.2 .821
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 %
Channing Frye ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2014-15-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye 75 24.9 7.3 0.4 3.5 3.9 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 .392 1.8 4.6 .393 0.4 0.5 .886
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2015-16-
Team Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye 70 17.1 6.1 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.8 2.2 5.0 .438 1.3 3.4 .387 0.4 0.5 .857
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye 17 13.9 6.7 0.3 2.1 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3 2.2 2.4 4.1 .594 1.5 2.7 .565 0.4 0.4 .857
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2016-17-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye 74 18.9 9.1 0.5 3.4 3.9 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.9 3.2 7.0 .458 1.9 4.5 .409 0.9 1.0 .851
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye 12 12.8 7.3 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.9 2.6 5.0 .517 1.7 3.3 .513 0.5 0.6 .857
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2017-18-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye 53 13.1 5.0 0.2 2.3 2.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 2.0 4.0 .491 0.7 2.2 .339 0.3 0.4 .895
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Channing Frye Yao Ming
Season 2018-19-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye 36 9.5 3.6 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.2 3.3 .368 0.9 2.2 .405 0.3 0.4 .786
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Channing Frye ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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