Donyell Marshall vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Donyell Marshall, 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.

Donyell Marshall played 15 years in the NBA, 7 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Donyell Marshall had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Donyell Marshall 15 5 1994-95 to 2008-09
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 1994-952002-03
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Donyell Marshall 72 29.0 12.6 1.9 3.7 5.6 1.5 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.2 4.8 12.2 .394 1.0 3.4 .284 2.0 3.1 .662
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 %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 1995-962003-04
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston 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 %
Donyell Marshall 62 15.1 5.5 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 5.1 .398 0.5 1.5 .298 1.0 1.3 .771
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 %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
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
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 1996-972004-05
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston 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 %
Donyell Marshall 61 16.8 7.3 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.6 2.9 6.9 .413 0.6 1.8 .315 1.0 1.6 .622
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 %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
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
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 1997-982005-06
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston 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 %
Donyell Marshall 73 35.8 15.4 2.9 5.7 8.6 2.2 1.3 1.0 2.0 3.1 6.2 14.9 .414 0.9 2.8 .313 2.2 3.0 .731
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 %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 1998-992006-07
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall 48 26.0 11.0 2.4 4.7 7.1 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.7 2.6 4.3 10.3 .421 0.5 1.5 .361 1.8 2.5 .727
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 %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
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
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 1999-002007-08
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall 64 32.4 14.2 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.6 1.1 1.1 1.9 2.8 5.2 13.1 .394 0.8 2.2 .355 3.1 4.0 .780
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 %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 2000-012008-09
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Donyell Marshall 81 28.7 13.6 2.1 4.9 7.0 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.6 2.4 5.3 10.5 .503 0.5 1.6 .320 2.5 3.4 .751
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 %
Donyell Marshall 5 31.8 10.4 2.6 5.0 7.6 1.6 0.4 1.0 1.8 3.8 4.4 10.8 .407 0.2 1.6 .125 1.4 1.8 .778
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
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 2001-022010-11
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Donyell Marshall 58 30.2 14.8 2.7 4.9 7.6 1.7 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.6 5.9 11.4 .519 0.2 0.7 .310 2.8 3.9 .708
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 %
Donyell Marshall 4 31.3 14.3 3.5 4.3 7.8 2.8 0.8 1.5 1.3 1.0 5.3 12.5 .420 0.8 1.5 .500 3.0 4.0 .750
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 2002-03-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Donyell Marshall 78 30.5 13.4 3.0 6.0 9.0 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.7 3.0 5.4 11.8 .459 0.4 1.1 .379 2.1 2.8 .756
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 2003-04-
Team Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Donyell Marshall 82 36.4 14.7 2.6 7.3 9.9 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.4 3.0 5.7 12.4 .461 1.6 4.0 .403 1.6 2.2 .736
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 2004-05-
Team Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Donyell Marshall 65 25.3 11.5 1.5 5.1 6.6 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 2.1 4.0 9.1 .443 2.3 5.6 .416 1.1 1.4 .791
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 2005-06-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall 81 25.6 9.3 1.3 4.8 6.1 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.0 3.3 8.3 .395 1.6 4.9 .324 1.1 1.5 .748
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall 13 26.6 9.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.8 3.5 8.0 .433 1.4 3.5 .391 1.2 1.3 .882
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 2006-07-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall 81 16.8 7.0 1.1 2.9 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.6 2.6 6.1 .424 1.2 3.3 .351 0.7 1.0 .663
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall 19 10.7 3.5 0.6 1.5 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.6 1.2 3.6 .333 0.7 2.4 .311 0.4 0.6 .636
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 2007-08-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Donyell Marshall 26 13.1 3.8 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.2 3.8 .327 0.6 2.0 .283 0.7 0.8 .864
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Donyell Marshall Yao Ming
Season 2008-09-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall 25 7.6 3.8 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.9 .452 1.0 2.2 .455 0.1 0.2 .500
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Donyell Marshall 6 8.3 2.7 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.7 .375 0.7 1.8 .364 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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