Derrick Jones Jr. vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Derrick Jones Jr., from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Derrick Jones Jr. and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Derrick Jones Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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 |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
8 |
4 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Derrick Jones Jr. |
Yao Ming |
Season |
2016-17 | 2002-03 |
Team |
Phoenix Suns | Houston Rockets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
32 |
17.0 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
.562 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.273 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.707 |
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 |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
20 |
12.3 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.396 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.167 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
60 |
19.2 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
.494 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.308 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
.607 |
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 |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
59 |
23.3 |
8.5 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
.527 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
.280 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.772 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
15 |
6.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.471 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.444 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.400 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
58 |
22.7 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
.484 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.316 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.648 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
2 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
51 |
17.6 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
.538 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.328 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
5 |
11.8 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.412 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
.273 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
64 |
14.0 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
.500 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.338 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.738 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
76 |
23.5 |
8.6 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
.483 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.343 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.713 |
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 |
% |
Derrick Jones Jr. |
12 |
30.5 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
.510 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.375 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.684 |
Yao Ming |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |