Maxi Kleber vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Maxi Kleber, 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

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.

Maxi Kleber played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Maxi Kleber had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Maxi Kleber 7 4 2017-18 to 2023-24
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Maxi Kleber Yao Ming
Season 2017-182002-03
Team Dallas MavericksHouston 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 %
Maxi Kleber 72 16.8 5.4 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.3 .489 0.6 1.8 .313 0.6 0.8 .746
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 %
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Maxi Kleber Yao Ming
Season 2018-192003-04
Team Dallas MavericksHouston 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 %
Maxi Kleber 71 21.2 6.8 1.3 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.5 5.4 .453 1.1 3.1 .353 0.8 1.0 .784
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 %
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
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
Maxi Kleber Yao Ming
Season 2019-202004-05
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -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 %
Maxi Kleber 74 25.5 9.1 1.5 3.7 5.2 1.2 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 6.9 .461 1.6 4.3 .373 1.1 1.3 .849
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 %
Maxi Kleber 6 33.8 6.7 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.5 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.3 2.2 6.5 .333 0.8 4.3 .192 1.5 2.0 .750
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
Maxi Kleber Yao Ming
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Maxi Kleber 50 26.8 7.1 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 2.1 2.3 5.5 .422 1.7 4.2 .410 0.7 0.7 .919
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 %
Maxi Kleber 7 26.7 5.3 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 2.7 1.7 4.3 .400 1.1 2.9 .400 0.7 1.0 .714
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Maxi Kleber Yao Ming
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Maxi Kleber 59 24.6 7.0 1.2 4.7 5.9 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.8 2.3 2.4 6.0 .398 1.4 4.3 .325 0.8 1.1 .708
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 %
Maxi Kleber 18 25.4 8.7 0.8 3.7 4.6 1.1 0.2 0.8 0.6 2.7 3.0 5.9 .509 1.9 4.3 .436 0.8 1.2 .714
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
Maxi Kleber Yao Ming
Season 2022-232007-08
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 %
Maxi Kleber 37 25.1 5.9 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.7 2.3 2.1 4.6 .456 1.1 3.0 .348 0.7 1.0 .711
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 %
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Maxi Kleber Yao Ming
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks TBDRockets 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 %
Maxi Kleber 43 20.3 4.4 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.4 .432 0.7 2.1 .348 0.8 1.1 .702
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 %
Maxi Kleber 6 19.3 5.7 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 3.5 .524 1.7 3.0 .556 0.3 0.7 .500
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
Maxi Kleber 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 %
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
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 %
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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