Stacey King vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Stacey King, 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.

Stacey King and Yao Ming both played 8 years in the NBA. Stacey King had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Stacey King 8 5 1989-90 to 1996-97
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stacey King Yao Ming
Season 1989-902002-03
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Stacey King 82 21.7 8.9 2.1 2.6 4.7 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.5 2.6 3.3 6.5 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .727
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 %
Stacey King 16 17.6 6.9 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.1 2.0 2.3 5.7 .407 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.9 .766
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Stacey King Yao Ming
Season 1990-912003-04
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets 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 %
Stacey King 76 15.8 5.5 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.1 4.4 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .704
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 %
Stacey King 11 7.8 2.1 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.4 0.7 2.5 .296 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.0 .636
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
Stacey King Yao Ming
Season 1991-922004-05
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets 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 %
Stacey King 79 16.1 7.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.6 2.7 5.4 .506 0.0 0.1 .400 1.5 2.0 .753
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 %
Stacey King 14 7.9 3.8 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.9 .450 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.1 1.6 .652
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
Stacey King Yao Ming
Season 1992-932005-06
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Stacey King 76 13.9 5.4 1.4 1.3 2.7 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.7 2.1 4.5 .471 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.6 .705
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 %
Stacey King 19 12.1 4.1 1.1 1.1 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 2.0 1.4 3.5 .394 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .806
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Stacey King Yao Ming
Season 1993-942006-07
Team Chicago Bulls, Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston 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 %
Stacey King 49 21.5 7.9 1.8 3.1 4.9 1.2 0.6 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.0 7.0 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.8 .684
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 %
Stacey King ------- --- ----------
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
Stacey King Yao Ming
Season 1994-952007-08
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston 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 %
Stacey King 50 15.8 5.3 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.5 2.0 4.2 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .667
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 %
Stacey King ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Stacey King Yao Ming
Season 1995-962008-09
Team Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Stacey King 15 10.4 2.5 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.2 2.6 1.1 2.4 .472 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
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 %
Stacey King 1 12.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .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
Stacey King Yao Ming
Season 1996-972010-11
Team Boston Celtics, 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 %
Stacey King 11 9.4 2.2 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .286
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 %
Stacey King ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
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