Hubert Davis vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Hubert Davis, 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.

Hubert Davis played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Hubert Davis had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, 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
Hubert Davis 12 4 1992-93 to 2003-04
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 1992-932002-03
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 %
Hubert Davis 50 16.3 5.4 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.2 5.0 .438 0.1 0.4 .316 0.9 1.1 .796
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 %
Hubert Davis 7 13.7 4.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.0 1.3 1.1 2.0 3.6 .560 0.1 0.3 .500 0.3 0.4 .667
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 1993-942003-04
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 %
Hubert Davis 56 23.8 11.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.9 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.1 4.3 9.0 .471 0.9 2.4 .402 1.5 1.8 .825
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 %
Hubert Davis 23 17.2 5.3 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 1.9 1.9 5.3 .364 0.4 1.5 .286 1.0 1.4 .719
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

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 1994-952004-05
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisRockets 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 %
Hubert Davis 82 20.7 10.0 0.4 1.0 1.3 1.8 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.8 3.6 7.5 .480 1.6 3.5 .455 1.2 1.5 .808
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 %
Hubert Davis 11 16.7 4.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.8 1.5 4.4 .354 0.9 2.5 .370 0.2 0.2 1.000
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

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 1995-962005-06
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Hubert Davis 74 24.0 10.7 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.6 3.7 7.6 .486 1.7 3.6 .476 1.5 1.7 .868
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 %
Hubert Davis 8 18.1 6.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.9 .548 1.3 2.4 .526 1.1 1.4 .818
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 1996-972006-07
Team Toronto RaptorsHouston 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 %
Hubert Davis 36 17.3 5.0 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.1 2.1 5.1 .402 0.4 1.9 .229 0.5 0.6 .739
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 %
Hubert Davis ------- --- ----------
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

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 1997-982007-08
Team Dallas MavericksHouston 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 %
Hubert Davis 81 29.4 11.1 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.4 4.3 9.5 .456 1.2 2.8 .439 1.2 1.4 .836
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 %
Hubert Davis ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 1998-992008-09
Team Dallas MavericksHouston 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 %
Hubert Davis 50 27.6 9.1 0.1 1.7 1.7 1.8 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.5 3.5 7.9 .438 1.3 2.9 .451 0.9 1.0 .880
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 %
Hubert Davis ------- --- ----------
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

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 1999-002010-11
Team Dallas MavericksHouston 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 %
Hubert Davis 79 23.0 7.4 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.7 5.9 .468 1.0 2.1 .491 0.8 1.0 .870
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 %
Hubert Davis ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 2000-01-
Team Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards-
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 %
Hubert Davis 66 25.6 7.9 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.2 1.8 3.0 6.6 .453 1.2 2.6 .456 0.8 0.9 .871
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hubert Davis ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 2001-02-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
Hubert Davis 51 24.1 7.2 0.1 1.4 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.1 2.9 6.4 .448 1.1 2.5 .452 0.3 0.4 .762
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hubert Davis ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 2002-03-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Hubert Davis 43 7.6 1.8 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.8 .392 0.3 0.8 .333 0.1 0.1 .833
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hubert Davis ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Hubert Davis Yao Ming
Season 2003-04-
Team Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Hubert Davis 17 4.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 .091 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.1 1.000
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hubert Davis ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------