Eddy Curry vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Eddy Curry, 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.

Eddy Curry played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Eddy Curry had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Eddy Curry 11 0 2001-02 to 2012-13
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2001-022002-03
Team Chicago BullsHouston 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 %
Eddy Curry 72 16.0 6.7 1.5 2.2 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.4 2.6 5.2 .501 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .656
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 %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2002-032003-04
Team Chicago BullsHouston 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 %
Eddy Curry 81 19.4 10.5 1.4 2.9 4.4 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.7 2.8 4.1 7.1 .585 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.5 .624
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 %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
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
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2003-042004-05
Team Chicago BullsHouston 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 %
Eddy Curry 73 29.5 14.7 2.0 4.2 6.2 0.9 0.3 1.1 2.4 3.5 5.7 11.5 .496 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.2 4.8 .671
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 %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
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
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2004-052005-06
Team Chicago BullsHouston 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 %
Eddy Curry 63 28.7 16.1 1.8 3.5 5.4 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.6 3.2 6.2 11.6 .538 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 5.0 .720
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 %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2005-062006-07
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second 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 %
Eddy Curry 72 25.9 13.6 2.0 4.0 6.0 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.7 8.3 .563 0.0 0.0 - 4.3 6.8 .632
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 %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
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
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2006-072007-08
Team New York KnicksHouston 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 %
Eddy Curry 81 35.2 19.5 2.4 4.6 7.0 0.8 0.4 0.5 3.6 3.3 7.2 12.5 .576 0.0 0.0 1.000 5.0 8.1 .615
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 %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2007-082008-09
Team New York KnicksHouston 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 %
Eddy Curry 59 25.9 13.2 1.9 2.8 4.7 0.5 0.2 0.5 2.1 2.7 5.0 9.2 .546 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 5.1 .623
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 %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
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
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2008-092010-11
Team New York KnicksHouston 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 %
Eddy Curry 3 4.0 1.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .333
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 %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2009-10-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Eddy Curry 7 8.9 3.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 1.9 1.1 3.0 .381 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.4 .588
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Note: Eddy Curry didn't play in 2010-11.

Season 10
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2011-12-
Team Miami Heat-
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 %
Eddy Curry 14 5.9 2.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.2 0.9 1.9 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .750
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Eddy Curry Yao Ming
Season 2012-13-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Eddy Curry 2 12.5 4.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.5 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 2.0 .250
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddy Curry ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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