DeJuan Blair vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and DeJuan Blair, 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.

DeJuan Blair played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. DeJuan Blair had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
DeJuan Blair 7 5 2009-10 to 2015-16
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeJuan Blair Yao Ming
Season 2009-102002-03
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
DeJuan Blair 82 18.2 7.8 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.7 3.4 6.0 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.0 .547
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 %
DeJuan Blair 10 9.1 3.7 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.8 1.6 3.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .556
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
DeJuan Blair Yao Ming
Season 2010-112003-04
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
DeJuan Blair 81 21.4 8.3 2.7 4.3 7.0 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.2 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .657
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 %
DeJuan Blair 4 12.5 4.3 2.3 1.0 3.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
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
DeJuan Blair Yao Ming
Season 2011-122004-05
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
DeJuan Blair 64 21.3 9.5 2.4 3.1 5.5 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.6 4.2 7.9 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .613
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 %
DeJuan Blair 10 7.6 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.7 2.7 .630 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
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
DeJuan Blair Yao Ming
Season 2012-132005-06
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
DeJuan Blair 61 14.0 5.4 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.3 4.4 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .629
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 %
DeJuan Blair 12 6.3 3.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.8 2.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .556
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
DeJuan Blair Yao Ming
Season 2013-142006-07
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 %
DeJuan Blair 78 15.6 6.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 0.9 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.5 2.7 5.0 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .636
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 %
DeJuan Blair 6 13.5 6.7 2.3 3.8 6.2 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.7 4.5 .593 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .615
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
DeJuan Blair Yao Ming
Season 2014-152007-08
Team Washington WizardsHouston 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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 6.2 1.9 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.0 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .667
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 %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
DeJuan Blair Yao Ming
Season 2015-162008-09
Team Washington WizardsHouston 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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 7.5 2.1 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.8 1.0 2.3 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .385
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 %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
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
DeJuan Blair Yao Ming
Season -2010-11
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
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 %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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